By Kent A. Miles
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Alpharetta Police arrested two home-invasion suspects following a high-speed chase Sunday that ended in Atlanta.
Suspects identified by police as Demarcus Graham, 20, and Demarkus Jamal Grier, 18, were in a stolen Cadillac Escalade that crashed on Old Bankhead Highway and burst into flames.
Graham and Grier were arrested at the scene and charged in connection with the home invasion robbery. They are being held without bond.
A third suspect in the robbery remains at large, police said.
Police received an emergency call just before 7 a.m. Sunday that three masked men entered a Club Court home and robbed a family at gunpoint.
The gunmen stole televisions, jewelry and cash before two of the suspects fled in the homeowner’s Cadillac Escalade, according to police. The third suspect left in another vehicle.
A Milton Police officer saw the Escalade on Ga. 400 near Windward Parkway and alerted authorities. Alpharetta and Milton police chased the Escalade for 25 miles southbound on Ga. 400 at speeds exceeding 100 mph, police said.
The pursuit continued until the driver of the Escalade lost control and crashed in Atlanta.
Investigators believe the suspects stole from another, unoccupied house on Club Court prior to the home invasion.
Fulton County Sheriff’s Office records show that Grier was released on bond from the Fulton jail May 9. He had been charged May 7 with receiving stolen property, discharging a firearm and reckless conduct.
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