Man found guilty of blowing up ATM with pipe bomb at DeKalb County mall, stealing $89,000

A man accused of blowing up an automated teller machine at a DeKalb County mall was convicted on Tuesday at a bench trial in federal court.

Channel 2 Action News reported on the story in July 2023, when Abdurrahim Jalal, 53, was indicted for using explosives to destroy the device, then steal the cash inside.

Jalal, of Decatur, was charged with using a destructive device to destroy a structure, committing second degree arson, theft by taking and making a destructive device…

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