Crime & Safety

Arrest Made In 84-Year-Old Woman's Publix Parking Lot Attack

Sondra Dillon was robbed and attacked last week in a Vinings Publix parking lot. Now, a suspect is in custody.

MARIETTA, GA -- Police have made an arrest in a parking lot robbery last week that left an 84-year-old woman injured. On Friday, Oluwole Olushola, 42, was arrested in an attack that injured Sondra Dillon. Dillon was punched in the face and robbed in broad daylight in the Publix parking lot on Cumberland Parkway. Dillon's purse was then stolen by the assailant.

Olushola is facing numerous charges, including fraud and battery.

After the attack, police identified a suspect who they said fled in 2005 Toyota Camry which had extensive damage to the driver-side rear passenger door, and has a drive-out tag.

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