Overview
- Federal prosecutors filed a criminal complaint on June 8 charging 42‑year‑old Anthony Tyrone Gresham with violence on a mass transportation system, possession of ammunition as a convicted felon, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
- Authorities say Gresham opened fire on a Midtown MARTA train on June 5, striking a 17‑year‑old in the left hand and left leg and sending the teen to Grady Memorial Hospital for surgery.
- Gresham fled the station after the shooting and was found two days later in Douglas County following a multi‑agency search that included the FBI Atlanta Metro Major Offender Task Force and local law enforcement.
- Prosecutors say Gresham has multiple prior felony convictions that bar him from owning firearms, and they recovered spent shell casings from the train where the shooting occurred.
- The federal case follows a separate DOJ charging in the May 30 fatal MARTA stabbing and comes as the Federal Transit Administration has opened a formal review of MARTA’s security practices and grant records.