A man cut a hole into the wall of a gas station and ran off with 73 packs of cigarettes and 100 lighters.
Never underestimate the power of redneck engineering. While some methods are far from convention, they get things done. A Georgia man took a different approach to robbing a gas station by sawing a hole in the side.
Georgia man cuts a hole into a gas station wall to steal cigarettes
Cigarettes are getting expensive these days and laws are making them harder to buy. But since the dawn of smoking, people have been willing to sell them to underaged people for profit.
A Georgia man was really looking to save when he stole 73 packs of cigarettes and 100 lighters from a gas station. Too bad the suspect, identified as Demetrius Ragland was caught on camera.
He cut a hole through a wall of a Mableton gas station with a concrete saw. According to Atlanta News First, he was spotted crawling across the floor toward an ATM machine.
Then he used a screwdriver to try and pry an ATM open. When that didn’t work he used a power tool and sparks went flying. However, he couldn’t get it open and gave up. So, he decided to hop the counter and stuff cigarettes and lighters into his clothes and cardboard box.
Ragland tripped the burglary alarm and police officers quickly responded to the scene. He took off through the woods behind the station, and a K9 officer tracked his scent to a nearby home. In an attempt to evade police, he broke a window of the house.
His list of charges includes burglary, criminal damage to property, possession of tools, obstruction of law enforcement, and criminal trespassing. He’s being held at Cobb County jail.
The owners of the gas station are glad that the officers quickly apprehended the suspect and are working to patch the hole in the wall of their building.
