NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a fugitive on its top 10 list has been captured at a homeless shelter in Atlanta.
The agency said 48-year-old Lebron Tyson Jones was arrested by the U.S. Marshal Fugitive Task Force in Atlanta on Thursday.
He was placed on the list in November by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department. He is wanted on two counts of aggravated robbery, simple assualt, failure to appear, violation of the sexual offender registry and violation of probation.
Police say he robbed a Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken restaurant where he previously worked, demanding cash out of the register and ordering everyone into the kitchen.
The TBI says he has a criminal history that dates back to 1982. He is being held in the Fulton County jail in Georgia and is awaiting extradition back to Tennessee.