Crime & Safety

More Charges for Pregnant Woman, Boyfriend

Police have linked the pair to a shooting in Marietta last month; they were arrested on Wednesday near Town Center Mall for entering autos.

L-R: Stephanie Hogan, Dontavious Harris/Credit: Cobb County Sheriff’s Office

Cobb County police now believe that a pregnant woman and her boyfriend arrested on Wednesday for allegedly breaking into cars with children in tow were responsible for shooting at a man in Marietta at the end of last month.

Stephanie Hogan, 26 and Dontavious Harris, 17, have been linked to the Oct. 24 shooting of a man in the 2800 block of Lakemont Drive, police said Friday.

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Hogan has been charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault, and entering auto. Harris has been charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, entering auto, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Both had previously been charged with entering auto, theft by receiving a firearm, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and criminal gang activity (prohibited) following their arrests on Wednesday.

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Witnesses to break-ins in Austell and Mableton were able to give police a description of the vehicle they saw fleeing the scenes of each incident, police said Thursday. That vehicle was spotted again on Wednesday afternoon near Town Center Mall. Police were able to apprehend the suspects in the parking lot of a nearby movie theater.

Hogan and Harris were accompanied by three male juvenile suspects ages 14, 14, and 15 , who were arrested and charged with entering auto and gang activity. WSB-TV reports that Hogan brought one of her children along to participate in the alleged crimes.

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