Atlanta police have identified the alleged hijacker who held a bus driver at gunpoint and took 17 commuters hostage during a chaotic 15-mile chase through multiple jurisdictions. The suspect, Joseph Grier, 39, was apprehended without incident after a dramatic pursuit involving multiple law enforcement agencies.
Grier faces over two dozen charges, including murder, kidnapping, aggravated assault, hijacking a motor vehicle, and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum revealed that Grier, a convicted felon with 19 prior arrests, had been released from prison a decade ago after serving time for aggravated assault.
