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DEKALB COUNTY,GA— A Conyers man was sentenced to 15 years without the possibility for parole for robbing an 88-year-old woman at gunpoint inside her Brookhaven home in DeKalb County.
DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced the conviction by guilty plea on April 9.
Antavious Bailey, 38, pleaded guilty on Monday, April 8, to charges of Home Invasion, Kidnapping, Armed Robbery, Abuse of an Elder Person, False Imprisonment, Identity Fraud, Financial Transaction Card Fraud, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon stemming from the robbery that occurred on Aug. 2, 2022.
According to the investigation, officers with the Brookhaven Police Department responded to a call at around 12:15 p.m. about an armed robbery at a home on Parkridge Drive. The elderly victim told police she had just returned from the grocery store and was unloading bags inside her home when a man came through the front door and robbed her at gunpoint.
The victim said the man demanded her wallet and then began rummaging through her purse. The man, later identified as Antavious Bailey, took the woman’s cell phone, driver’s license, health insurance cards, cash, debit card and credit cards. Bailey forced the victim to write down her debit card pin number before tying her up and throwing her on the bed in a rear bedroom, authorities said.
Bailey left the home, and the victim was able to break free and go to a neighbor’s house for help, authorities said.
Using nearby surveillance and traffic cameras, investigators discovered a white car had followed the victim home from the grocery store. Rental paperwork determined Bailey had rented the vehicle. Bailey was also captured on store surveillance videos using the victim’s stolen cards shortly after the robbery. Crime scene investigators recovered a fingerprint matching Bailey inside the victim’s home.
Police took Bailey into custody in Atlanta just hours after the robbery. Bailey illegally possessed a firearm and the victim’s credit cards with him at the time of his arrest.
DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Yolanda Parker-Smith sentenced handed down the 15-year sentence for Bailey to serve in confinement without the possibility of parole.
The case, assigned to the Crimes Against Elder Persons & Adults with Disabilities Unit, was prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Franklin Engram, District Attorney Investigator Charles Maupin, and Victim Advocate Tina Williamson. Brookhaven Police Department Sgt. Howard led the initial investigation.
Photo via DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office