Police Track Down Teens Accused of Taking E-Scooters at Gunpoint in Midtown

A 13-year-old and a 17-year-old are facing charges after police said a group of teens stole electric scooters at gunpoint near a busy Midtown intersection Tuesday afternoon.

A member of the Lime operations team told police he was staging the scooters for use on West Peachtree Street near the North Avenue MARTA station when he was approached by three teenagers about 3:30 p.m. They offered to pay the man if he activated the scooters for them, Atlanta police spokesman Officer Jarius Daugherty told AJC.com.

“The victim refused and at that time the suspects presented a handgun,” Daugherty said in a statement. “The victim advised that he then complied with the demand and activated scooters for the suspects.”

The teens rode away, but officers were later able to track down two of them using the scooters’ GPS technology.

Marquaevious Miller

Police arrested the 13-year-old and 17-year-old Marquaevious Miller, who is from Atlanta, on charges of armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

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The third teen is still at large.

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