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Victims flip the switch on gunman
Posted: 07.23.2012 at 11:46 PM
Updated: 07.24.2012 at 10:30 AM
Romney Smith

Romney Smith is a news anchor and reporter with FOX 31 News

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Young adults rescue themselves in downtown Albany

Quatavious Rashan White was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during certain crimes.  / Dougherty County Jail
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ALBANY, GA --
Late Sunday night, a group of young adults were threatened by a teenager with a gun in Turtle Park in downtown Albany, but the event didn’t end how the suspect planned.

According to Albany Police reports 17-year-old Quatavious Rashan White assaulted four young adults: 28-year-old Demetries Martez Lett, 24-year-old Saundria Denise Solomon, 22-year-old Amanda Denise Daniels, and 20-year-old Tereza Maria Lord.

Lett chased the teenager while one of the women called police.  Lett caught the teen and held him until police arrived where he was promptly arrested and charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during certain crimes.

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