COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Police said a fender bender led to an armed robbery when 12 people, including a 14-year-old, physically assaulted a man.
Police say the driver wanted cash for the damage to his car, Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell reports.
Police say the suspect took matters into his own hands when someone hit his car.
“One of the suspects had a firearm and basically ordered the victim to give them money,” said Sgt. Eric Smith, Cobb County Police Department PIO.
A car backed into Christian Pacheco’s parked car at the Waverly Mobile Home Park in Mableton last week.
Investigators say Pacheco didn’t call police or his insurance company but demanded $600 on the spot for the damage.
Police said the woman who caused the fender bender was going to give Pacheco the money.
But she says the suspects beat her friend who was in the passenger seat because he stepped in to protect her.
“Call law enforcement, report the accident, go through the appropriate channels to report it to your insurance company, so you can get compensated that way,” Sgt. Smith said.
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