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Tahreem Zeus Rana,  an Atlanta police officer who allegedly murdered Vernicia Woodard, 26, a woman that he met online, was arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Thursday as he was attempting to escape to Mexico, reports CBS46.com.

Police allowed Rana, who had been placed on a no-fly list, to go through airport security to ensure that he wasn’t armed, then arrested him.

Rana, who has been with the Atlanta Police Department for 3 years, will face kidnapping, murder and arson charges.

“We are shocked and saddened by these developments. The officer has been relieved from duty, and is in a non-enforcement status. Chief Turner will schedule an emergency hearing immediately today to determine the next course of action. We must allow the justice system to run its course. But these clearly are very disturbing allegations that are not in line with the expectations we have for our officers, and will be immediately dealt with,” said APD Public Affairs Director Carlos Campos.

Read more below from Huffington Post:

Woodward, who recently moved to Atlanta from New York. She was linked to Rana through her phone records, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The two appear to have met on Backpage.com, a classified ad website that is often used to facilitate romantic encounters.

Police: Atlanta Cop Murdered Woman He Met Online, Set Her On Fire [VIDEO]  was originally published on newsone.com

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