Man accused of 20+ break-ins arrested: 'I apologize for all the stuff I did'

SOUTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — A serial burglar wanted by several police agencies across metro Atlanta is now behind bars, but police said he wasn’t working alone.

Officers said Armani Hickson, 20, is part of a crew that pulled more than 20 burglaries and car break-ins, and there are at least three more suspects on the loose.

College Park police told Channel 2's Nefertiti Jaquez that the serial thief has been on the run since the fall.

But now, Hickson is facing serious charges after several police agencies in the metro area found evidence linking him to more than 20 car thefts and home burglaries.

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“Today, when he was apprehended, he also had a gun on him. He tried to elude officers and get away,” Sgt. Marcus Dennard, with the College Park Police Department, said.

Detectives arrested Hickson around noon Tuesday.

Police said they tracked him to a Union City motel and found him hiding out in Room 303. Hickson wasn’t alone.

Police told Jaquez that Hickson's girlfriend, Alisha McDaniel, and another male were also in the room, where police recovered a stash of stolen keys, credit cards, guns and drugs.

“She’s been seen with him in a lot of these crimes,” Dennard said. “They think they’re untouchable.”

Hickson is no stranger to police.

Jaquez learned that, before this spree, he had just gotten out of jail after spending five years behind bars at the juvenile detention center.

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