DALTON, Ga. — A Dalton man was arrested Tuesday afternoon in connection with an early morning robbery at a hotel here.
Details about a related officer-involved shooting remain unclear, police said.
Aaron Clark, 21, was arrested at his house at 117 Downing St., police said, and is charged with robbery in connection with the theft of his aunt’s purse, whom he was visiting about 1 a.m. in the Guest Inn on Chattanooga Road in Rocky Face.
Police spokesman Bruce Frazier said the woman reported that Mr. Clark fled in a dark Volvo. Officers pulled the Volvo over and found Mr. Clark’s parents in the vehicle, Mr. Frazier said.
They told police that their son got into a red Jeep at the Walmart on Shugart Road, according to a news release.