Overview
- Martell Johnson, 28, and Gabrielle Murray, 31, were arrested on March 10 after Atlanta Police Zone 4 officers stopped a vehicle connected to the case.
- During the stop, officers reported finding approximately 315 lottery tickets believed to be tied to the Alison Food Mart burglary.
- Police said the January 5 break-in involved about $5,000 in cash, hundreds of lottery tickets, and several packs of cigarettes taken from the store.
- Investigators said surveillance later showed one suspect cashing some of the stolen tickets at another business on the same day as the burglary.
- Both were charged with second-degree burglary and felony theft by taking; Murray was released on a $45,000 bond, while Johnson remained in jail.