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Cobb man arrested 15 minutes after robbing bank at gunpoint, cops say

Mugshot of Steven McCall

Credit: Cobb County Sheriff's Office

Credit: Cobb County Sheriff's Office

Mugshot of Steven McCall
By Ben Brasch
July 13, 2017

A man was quickly arrested Wednesday after police say he robbed a Marietta bank at gunpoint.

Steven Randall McCall has been charged with armed robbery and multiple aggravated assault counts, according to a Cobb County police news release.

In other Cobb bank robbery news:

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McCall walked into the Wells Fargo at 2520 Dallas Highway at 12:30 p.m., pointed a gun at tellers and demanded money, cops say.

After receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, the 43-year-old man left.

Cobb cops seek armed man who held up Waffle House over weekend

Cobb jail records show he was arrested 15 minutes later.

He remains in jail without bond as of Thursday afternoon.

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