Crime & Safety

Police Arrest Buckhead Bank Robbery Suspect with Fake Hand Grenade

Atlanta Police arrested a man suspected of robbing three area Wells Fargo banks, including one in Buckhead, in the last week. The man had a fake hand grenade with him when he was apprehended.

Suspect Jeremy Thompson, also known as Jeremy Cannon, was stopped at the Atlanta Greyhound bus station by Gwinnett County police detectives, according to an Sept. 5 press release.

"Detectives had discovered information leading them to believe that Thompson was going to travel to Miami by bus," said Cpl. Jake Smith, police spokesman, in a press release. "Thompson was in possession of a fake hand grenade when he was arrested."

The suspect was thought to be holding a hand grenade during his robbery of a Wells Fargo bank on Tuesday in Norcross.

Thompson, of 475 Oakdale Road in Atlanta, is charged with one count of armed robbery for the Tuesday bank robbery in Norcross. He is also being held for two other agencies. (He is suspected of armed robberies in Buckhead (Aug. 29) and Doraville (Aug. 27), as well.)

The FBI, along with local law enforcement agencies, were on the lookout for this suspect, who was considered to be armed and dangerous.

-Editor Joy Woodson contributed to this report.
Thompson is being held without bond at the Gwinnett County Detention Center.


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