Armored Car Robber Arrested

ATLANTA—Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Brian D. Lamkin, FBI Atlanta, in conjunction with the Dekalb County Police Department, announce the following arrest in connection with the Oct. 13, 2010, Loomis armored car robbery at Dekalb County, Georgia:

On Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, at approximately 11:00 a.m., armed individuals confronted couriers operating a Loomis armored car at the Dekalb Medical Center. One of the robbers fled the area in a U-haul truck and was apprehended a short distance away by responding units of the Dekalb County Police Department.  Another individual, believed to be driving a “switch” vehicle, eluded capture.

Oklevibus Thornton, age 28, of Atlanta, a Loomis employee, was arrested by responding Dekalb County P.D. officers.  Thornton was charged federally with violation of the Hobbs Act and will have his initial appearance in front of a U.S. Magistrate Judge today in Atlanta, Georgia.

Loomis has authorized a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of additional individuals responsible for the above armored car robbery.

Anyone with information regarding this matter should contact the Atlanta office FBI at tel. (404) 679-9000.