Man Arrested on Conspiracy to Kidnap Charge

ATLANTA—Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Mark F. Giuliano, FBI Atlanta, along with Clayton County Police Chief Gregory Porter, provides the following information as an update in the investigation regarding the September 17, 2013 kidnapping/abduction of a minor child at Clayton County, Georgia:

On Friday, October 11, 2013, the FBI arrested Tony Maurice Graves, aka Tony Ware, age 28, of Atlanta, on a federal criminal complaint/arrest warrant charging him with violation of Title 18 USC 1201(a)(1) and (c), conspiracy to kidnap.

On Wednesday, October 16, 2013, Graves, along with Wildrego Jackson, age 29, also of Atlanta, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta for violating Title 18 USC 1201(a) (1) and (c), conspiracy to kidnap, and Title 18 USC 924(c), discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence. Jackson was previously arrested on September 18, 2013.

This matter remains an active investigation and anyone with additional information should contact the FBI Atlanta Office at (404) 679-9000.