A man wanted in connection with a metro Atlanta homicide was taken into custody Thursday morning at an apartment complex, but new booking records clarify exactly where that arrest happened — and it wasn't where early reports said. Deputies arrested 27-year-old Ty Anthony Thompson around 9 a.m. Thursday at the Sunrise Apartments complex after locating his vehicle parked on the property, according to the Escambia County Sheriff's Office.
Early coverage, including a report from WSB-TV, placed the arrest in Escambia County, Alabama. But official county booking logs reviewed by Emerald Coast Bookings confirm Sunrise Apartments sits at 4350 West Fairfield Drive in Pensacola — meaning the arrest actually took place in Escambia County, Florida. The mix-up is an understandable one, since Escambia County exists on both sides of the state line, but the booking paperwork settles the question.
Fugitive Charge Holds Him for Georgia
Thompson was booked into the Escambia County jail in Florida on Thursday under booking number ECC26JBN012702, charged as an out-of-state fugitive from justice while he awaits extradition to Georgia, per the same booking records. That charge functions as a holding mechanism rather than the underlying crime — it's the legal tool Florida uses to detain someone wanted on a warrant from another state. He was wanted by the Cobb County Police Department in connection with a homicide.
The victim was Curdravious Clark, 27. The shooting occurred on September 14 at the Norfolk Southern railyard on Dr. Luke Glenn Garrett Jr. Memorial Highway in Austell.
What Happens Next in Thompson's Case
Florida law sets out a defined path for what comes next. Under Chapter 941 of the Florida Statutes, which codifies the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, someone arrested on an out-of-state felony warrant must get a first appearance hearing within 24 hours and can be held for up to 30 days while formal governor-level extradition papers are processed, according to Shepard Law. Thompson now faces a choice common to fugitives held across state lines: sign a formal waiver of extradition to speed up his transfer to Georgia, or file a writ of habeas corpus challenging the warrant itself, as outlined by O'Brien Hatfield.
If Thompson does sign a waiver — or once Georgia secures a completed governor's warrant — the extradition process can proceed toward his return to Georgia. Whether he waives extradition or forces Georgia to go through the full governor's-warrant process should become clear at his first court appearance in Florida.
A Familiar Pattern for Cobb County Investigators
This isn't the first time a Cobb County murder case has hinged on an out-of-state arrest. Suspect Eugene Louis Jacques was arrested in Louisiana in August 2023 in connection with a Cobb County homicide before being extradited to Georgia, where his case went to a Cobb County jury trial this past May, Hoodline previously reported.
Just last week, Smyrna police closed out a separate two-month manhunt by arresting murder suspect Trey Webb, wanted in a July shooting on Atlanta Road. The arrest came as the case involving Thompson continued in Florida.
