Crime & Safety

Police Apprehend Gwinnett Man Wanted on Rape Charges

Joseph Tyler Sivonda was taken into custody Thursday in Duluth.

After a week-long search, 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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