Atlanta Police have announced an arrest in connection with the 911 call that led officers to a residence in southeast Atlanta, where they encountered Kenneth Bailey, widely known as rapper Young Scooter.
According to the Atlanta Police Department (APD), 31-year-old Demetria Spence has been taken into custody and charged with Transmitting a False Public Alarm under O.C.G.A. 16-10-28, subsection (d)(2), which applies when serious bodily harm or death results from a public safety agency’s response.
Spence is currently being processed by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.
Additionally, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office has released its official autopsy report, ruling Bailey’s death as an accident.
The report states that he sustained fatal injuries after cutting his leg on a wooden fence while attempting to flee from APD officers on Friday.
The incident took place at a residence on William Nye Drive in the Lakewood neighborhood.