Gunman Rico Marley Enters Atlanta Publix Grocery Store Armed to the Teeth With 6 Weapons and Body Armor

Rico Marley taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after police said he walked into a Publix grocery store wearing body armor and armed with six guns (4 handguns with extended magazines, a rifle with 30 round magazine and a shotgun) has been charged. Booking photos of 22-year-old Rico Marley seen above. Rico Marley, 22, was booked into the Fulton County jail on charges of reckless conduct just hours after walking into the Publix Supermarket located inside Atlantic Station. WSBTV reports that Marley had a weapons carry license on him on March 24. Atlanta police said managers called 911 around 1:30 p.m. after a shopper spotted the man entering the store and going into the bathroom. Atlanta Police say Marley was armed with 5 weapons and body armor as he walked inside the Publix grocery store in Atlantic Station, Wednesday. Officers responded to the store around 1:35 p.m. and met with management who said the armed man entered the store's restroom. Responding officers found Marley and immediately detained him. No one was hurt. Marley is expected to make his first court appearance at 11 a.m. Thursday March 25th.
Charles Russell, who delivers groceries for Instacart, said he entered the Publix restroom and saw the man with a rifle inside a stall. “I seen an AR-15,” Russell told Channel 2 Action News. “(That) kind of startled me with the events that recently happened in the grocery store up in Colorado.” The man was wearing a white T-shirt and black pants, Russell said, but apparently was not wearing the body armor at the time. Concerned for his safety and the safety of other shoppers, Russell said he told a manager what he saw and urged the store employees to call 911. 

In a statement, a Publix spokeswoman said the safety of customers and employees is the company’s priority. “We are cooperating with local law enforcement on an incident that occurred earlier today in our Atlantic Station store,” Nicole Krauss wrote in an emailed statement. “We are thankful that there were no injuries, and all were able to exit the store safely. The store is currently closed.” Atlanta police set up a perimeter around the open-air mall as officers investigated the armed man and the suspicious package. Atlantic Drive, one of the main surface streets that runs in front of Publix, was blocked to traffic by gates and security guards.


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