Rape suspect arrested after standoff in Decatur, deputies say

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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A rape suspect was arrested Thursday after a standoff, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies said Deacon Hopkinsbey, 50, is accused of raping a woman in her sleep at her Stone Mountain on May 26.

Hopkinsbey was arrested around 6:30 p.m. Thursday after an hourslong standoff with both deputies and Atlanta police officers at a home on Brownlee Road.

He is being held without bond.

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