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2 Lawrenceville men indicted in Gainesville attempted armed robbery
Shamarcus Deunte Grimes
Shamarcus Grimes
Two Lawrenceville men accused of threatening a woman and a toddler with a semi-automatic handgun on Oct. 30, 2013, were indicted Monday. Ronta Antonio Garner, 34, and Shamarcus Grimes, 27, were charged jointly with attempted armed robbery, aggravated assault, third-degree child cruelty and two counts of false imprisonment in connection with an alleged armed robbery attempt at the Ridgecrest Apartments in Gainesville. On Oct. 30, 2013, Garner and Grimes allegedly entered the apartment of Brittney Al-Masri and held her at gunpoint, according to the indictments.