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Fugitive
from Justice located in Cobb County Jail
On Wednesday,
June 4, 2008, while processing a female into the Cobb
County Jail, Sheriff’s Deputies
discovered that an outstanding warrant had been issued for her arrest in
another state. Christal
Gonzales Rivera, a/k/a Courtney Juana, 37 yoa, was
wanted by the Fulton County Police Department in Fulton
County, Kentucky as a suspect
in a murder that occurred in October, 2007.
According to Sheriff Neil Warren, Rivera
was arrested on traffic charges in Cobb County for driving without a license and improper lane change. “As part of the normal booking procedure”
stated Warren, “deputies conducted a criminal
background check on Rivera, obtained her fingers prints and photograph. In
addition, as with all foreign born nationals brought into our custody,
Rivera’s information was run through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security‘s
Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT). The result of this check
showed that Inmate Rivera’s real name was Courtney Juana.”
“As I
have said previously”, Warren further commented, “it is my duty to know who is in my custody and
who I am releasing into the community.
By having access to every available resource at our disposal, our staff
was able to identify and prevent the release of an individual wanted for
murder in another state.”
Ms. Juana is currently in custody
in the Cobb County Jail awaiting extradition to Kentucky.
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