Crime & Safety
Police Arrest Gwinnett Man Wanted on Sodomy, Rape Charges
Joseph Tyler Sivonda, a suspected serial rapist, was taken into custody Thursday after a week of police searching for him.
After a week of searching for him, Gwinnett County Police have apprehended a suspected serial rapist from the Norcross area.
23, was taken into custody Thursday morning (May 9), according to a news release from police spokesman Cpl. Jake Smith.
"A team of Gwinnett County Police Department detectives, U.S. Marshals, and deputies from the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit located Sivonda at an apartment in Duluth," continued Smith.
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He was staying with Tiffany Martin, 30, who also was arrested and charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon. Sivonda is currently in custody at the Gwinnett County Detention Center without bond.
Sivonda was wanted on two counts of armed robbery, two counts of aggravated sodomy, and two counts of rape.
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See also:
- Police Looking for Suspected Serial Rapist Near Beaver Ridge Elementary
- Suspected Serial Rapist Still at Large
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