Redding was in court this morning. From the AJC:

On Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Kimberly Esmond Adams ordered Redding to testify before a grand jury about what happened and who else was involved.

Grayson Daughers has uploaded raw footage from today’s press conference.  Here tis:

Raw Footage Atlanta Police Department May 8, 2009 Press Conference from Grayson Daughters on Vimeo.

I could only do one so I chose Twitter!  Click here to read through the tweets, see what was said, and what the press asked APD.  Will write up a summary soon.

AJC is reporting an arrest was made in the slaying of John Henderson.  APD is holding a press conference at 2pm with further details.  Keep watch here and I’ll update with any information.

UPDATE 10:10a:
From Channel 2

Police sources told Channel 2 Action News reporter Mark Winne they have “DNA and ballistic evidence” linking the teen to Henderson’s death and several other crimes.

Those sources told Winne the suspect has denied the charges. 

UPDATE 12:39a
From Fox 5

FOX 5 News has learned that a 17-year-old was arrested Thursday night.

The teen has been identified as Jonathan Redding.

Police had DNA evidence and ballistics evidence on a gun used in the Standard Food and Spirits shooting. According to police the gun was used in crimes before and after the shooting. This evidence led to the arrest. 

UPDATE 12:45p
From Fulton County Jail (h/t @robdowns)

Jonathan Redding’s prior arrest record.

UPDATE 1:17p
From WSB

UPDATE 1:21p
From AJC

Kyle Keyser, who formed Atlantans Together Against Crime because of his frustration over Henderson’s death, said the news of the arrest was bittersweet.

“John Henderson’s murder was a big part of the tipping point that brought Atlantans together against crime,” Keyser said. “It’s been a busy four months since then. I’m curious to see what the police have to say. It’s a bittersweet moment for me because you don’t want to celebrate the arrest of someone but, at the end of the day, it’s nice to know our efforts … increased the reward.”

A friend notified him Friday morning via text message and Keyser immediately posted news of the arrest on the group’s Web site, atlantanstogether.org.

“I will be twittering and blogging from the news conference,” he said. 

“As of 2/4/2009, the reward pool for the John Henderson Reward Fund is $45,000.”

The John Henderson reward fund is now at a record total of $45,000, the largest reward in Crime Stoppers Atlanta (CSA) history! In addition, the organizers generously donated a portion of the proceeds to the overall CSA reward fund. These monies will be specifically used to solve other Crime Stoppers cases and to remove as many criminals from our streets as possible. Examples of success stories include: the murder of a nine year old girl, the murder of high school football star, the murder of the father of five young children, and many more. CSA has solved 98 cases over the past two years and is actively working on others. A special thanks to the organizers of the event for their interest in utilizing the funds to have as much impact as possible on crime in Atlanta. For questions on CSA you can check out the Atlanta Police Foundation FB page or our website at www.atlantapolicefoundation.org. Thank you all for everything you are doing to create a safer Atlanta! Allison Ashe, COO, APF

To donate to the John Henderson Memorial Fund, go to www.grantpark.org and follow the link to make a donation via credit card or mail donations by check or money order to: Grant Park Neighborhood Association, P. O. Box 89235, Atlanta, GA 30312. Please designate “John Henderson Memorial Fund” on the donation.

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Local Grayson Daughters attended the vigil for John Henderson at The Standard this morning and created this video about the recent crime and introducing you to ATAC.