Cornelius Arnold was arrested Friday at a southeast Atlanta apartment in connection with two separate violent crimes allegedly committed over a couple weeks in September.
Acting on an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip, the Atlanta Police Department and FBI Violent Crimes Task Force went a Cleveland Avenue apartment shortly after 5 a.m. on March 9. Authorities knocked on the front door and entered to find Arnold asleep, police said.
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Arnold, who was on APD's "most wanted" list, was reportedly taken into custody without incident. He is in the Fulton County Jail.
The 28-year-old is accused of an armed robbery in which the victim was allegedly forced to perform a sexual act on one of the co-perpetrators at gunpoint. In a different case, Arnold allegedly beat his girlfriend with a broom and choked her with a cord.
At this point, his charges are allegations by law enforcement.
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