ACWORTH — Acworth police have identified the man who they say stole an ATM from a Texaco Food Mart in May.
Video captured a man, who police say is 22-year-old Wilbert Demond Holmes, Jr, exiting a U-Haul van, opening the van doors and walking toward the front of the store.
Moments later, police said the video shows Holmes smashing through the glass doors with a metal object. Investigators said Holmes then arrived with the U-Haul and pulled at the ATM that was bolted to the floor.
After several failed attempts to remove the ATM, Holmes backs the van into the front of the store and crashes into the ATM to get it loose, police said.
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Once the ATM is loose, police said Holmes is seen dragging it outside and loading it onto the van. Police later located the U-Haul at a store on Canton Road and confirmed it had been stolen.
Police did not say how much money was inside the ATM, but residents in Acworth told Channel 2′s Michele Newell after the incident that they were shocked and disappointed that a well-known business was targeted.
“It’s a nice gas station. The people that own it are really nice -- super friendly. I can’t believe someone would do this. It’s sad that somebody would come into our community and do this,” Brian Accurso said.
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Investigators followed up with LaGrange Police Department about a similar incident in their area and have worked together on this case.
Holmes has been charged with burglary, theft by taking, and two counts of criminal damage to property.
Holmes was last known to drive a silver 2004 Saturn Ion with Georgia license plate CSG4306, police said.
Police are continuing to investigate. Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact the Acworth Police Department at 770-974-1232.
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