A man who police said blew up an ATM in DeKalb County and then fled with cash was arrested Saturday morning.
Abdurrahim Jalal, 52, is facing charges of possession of explosives with intent to kill, injure or destroy, theft by taking and second-degree arson, DeKalb police said.
A month elapsed between the incident and the arrest.
Jalal was taken into custody in an area just off Scott Boulevard near Clairemont Avenue. The intersection and surrounding areas were closed to traffic, causing delays into the early afternoon.
On March 29, Jalal detonated a pipe bomb to destroy a drive-thru ATM at the Bank of America along Lawrenceville Highway near North DeKalb Mall, according to police. He then fled with a large amount of cash, officials added. Court documents obtained by Channel 2 Action News show that Jalal took $88,780, which included $42,320 in $20 bills and $13,160 in $10 bills.
DeKalb police, in partnership with the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and other local agencies, investigated the incident and identified Jalal as the suspect.
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