Crime & Safety
Fugitive Wanted For Sex Abuse Arrested In DeKalb Hotel
U.S. Marshals detained Eric Bernard Blackwell at a hotel Thursday after receiving a tip.
DECATUR, GA -- A Barrow County fugitive wanted on charges of child sexual abuse involving his young daughter was apprehended Thursday in DeKalb County, Patch has learned.
U.S. Marshals detained Eric Bernard Blackwell at a hotel after receiving a tip, according to a social media post from the Barrow County Sheriff's Office.
"The Marshals arrived at the hotel and were able to take Blackwell into custody with no incident," the Barrow Sheriff's Office posted Thursday.
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Barrow officials had been updating the public on the investigation into Blackwell after he "expressed he will not turn himself in."
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Blackwell is back behind bars at the Barrow County Detention Center.
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