Ax-wielding man wanted for destroying gaming machines
Police are looking for a man who used an axe to destroy a gaming machine inside a Cobb County convenience store.
AUSTELL, Ga. – A man is wanted for destroying a gaming machine inside a Cobb Countyconvenience store with an axe.
The manager of the Chevron Food Mart on Blair Bridge Road in Austell says this isn’t the first time the gaming machines have been targeted. Mirza Baeg said four machines were broken into over just a two-week time period in late November.
Around noon on November 22, a man is seen on video walking into the store with a large axe in his hand. He goes to the gaming machines and starts whacking one of the machines. He hits it 21 times until he can reach in and snatch the cash. A warrant shows Richard Henry Holt is wanted for stealing $2,800. He’s also looking at charges for destroying the machine which belongs…