DECATUR, Ga. — A Decatur man has been indicted for allegedly blowing up an ATM and stealing the cash inside.
A DeKalb County grand jury indicted the 53-year-old on Wednesday. He's accused of using a destructive device with the intent to destroy, arson in the second degree, theft by taking and manufacturing a destructive device.
These charges stem from an incident at the Bank of America near North DeKalb Mall on April 29. DeKalb County Police Department said the man used a pipe bomb to break into the ATM at 2052 Lawrenceville Highway, which is a Bank of America drive-thru machine.
Investigators said the man used a pipe bomb to access an ATM at the bank and take a large sum of cash. When detectives executed a search warrant at his home they found several pipe bombs as well as bomb-making materials, investigators said.
The case will now be assigned to a Superior Court Judge and set down for arraignment. If the man is arraigned, the case will go to trial.