Members of the Atlanta Police Department's Fugitive Squad apprehended Lee about 8:45 p.m. He did not resist and was carrying his Louisiana identification. 'He just said he was the person,' Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington told CNN. Pennington said Lee has been taken to Atlanta police headquarters and booked. He is expected to be taken to Fulton County Jail overnight. Lee will be booked on first degree murder and aggravated rape charges, said Pat Englade, the police chief of Baton Rouge. Lee will appear in court in Atlanta on Wednesday morning for extradition proceedings, he said. Lee 'hasn't said much' to investigators since his arrest, Pennington said. 'I know now that we have taken a very dangerous person that's a serial murder suspect off the streets of Atlanta, and I'm sure the citizens of Louisiana are proud as well that we've taken this very dangerous person off our streets,' he said. Minutes before the arrest, Pennington said police had received a call from 'an informant' who might have spotted Lee. Officers went to the location and found a man fitting his description at the rear of the tire shop. 'Sure enough, he was the person,' Pennington said. Mike Richards, a supervisory deputy with the U.S.

Marshals Service, said, 'He was actually sitting behind the tire store talking to a young lady when they arrested him.'Īuthorities praised the cooperation among law enforcement agencies - a multi-agency Louisiana task force, Atlanta police, the Marshals and the FBI. They also applauded the cooperation of the public and news media.

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