Overview
- Damarian M. Jones, 17, was captured near Atlanta by U.S. Marshals on Monday and is being held at the Clayton County Jail pending extradition to Iowa.
- Marshal officials in Georgia said the arrest occurred at a Forest Park hotel, identified as Southern Suites, around 9:30 a.m.
- Iowa City authorities say Jones faces five counts of attempted murder along with multiple assault charges tied to the April 19 gunfire.
- Police report the shooting followed a large fight on the downtown pedestrian mall where six shots were fired into a crowd, injuring five bystanders including three University of Iowa students, with one person still hospitalized.
- Investigators say the wider probe remains active as four other persons of interest have been identified, and officials have not detailed how Jones was located or the exact circumstances of the arrest.