Atlanta hijacker who led police on wild chase in crowded public bus identified
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Joseph Grier, 39, faces a slew of charges after hijacking an Atlanta bus at gunpoint, fatally shooting Earnest Byrd Jr. and leading police on a wild chase through rush hour traffic.
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Grier was booked into the Fulton County Jail on more than two dozen charges, including murder, 14 counts of kidnapping, 13 counts of aggravated assault, hijacking a motor vehicle, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to online jail records.
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a Tuesday press conference that Grier was a convicted felon with 19 previous arrests, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
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