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Man Questioned As Search Continues For Walnut Hill, Atmore Mugging Suspect
June 3, 2009
The search continued Tuesday for the man wanted for questioning in connection with muggings that happened Monday afternoon in Walnut Hill and Atmore.
Just after 1:00 Tuesday afternoon, Escambia County Sheriff’s Department deputies acted on a tip that a vehicle possibly matching the suspect’s vehicle was spotted on Highway 4 near Bratt. Deputies quickly located the dark green Jeep Cherokee on Highway 4 near Lake Stone. Escambia deputies stopped the white male driver and questioned him at the scene. They also called investigators from the Atmore Police Department to the scene.
The man was transported to the ESCO Century Precinct where he was questioned at length by Escambia deputies and Atmore investigators. He was released after authorities were confident that he was not the man that mugged women in Walnut Hill and Atmore.
Authorities across the area are continuing their search for the SUV involved in the incidents. The Walnut Hill victim described the suspect’s vehicle as a black, older model two-door style Ford Bronco or Chevy Blazer, while the Atmore victim described the vehicle as a dark green SUV.
In both cases, the man, described as a clean cut white male possibly with a goatee and mustache, physically pushed or shoved the women prior to stealing or attempting to steal their purses or wallets.
For more details on the muggings, click here.
Pictured above: Authorities from Alabama and Florida questioned the driver of this dark green Jeep Cherokee Tuesday afternoon in connection with muggings that occurred in Walnut Hill and Atmore. The driver was stopped at a power substation on Highway 4 near Lake Stone. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “Man Questioned As Search Continues For Walnut Hill, Atmore Mugging Suspect”
To EMD: It is a show of power that makes criminals rough up their victims….and a combination of deep rooted problems,which may indeed,include hatred of women.
I just wish that someone could/would tell me why the cowardly robbers of women shove or rough them up, if they are not even resisting. I have never understood this. What is the point? Is it money they really want, or do they just hate women?
I believe the suspect in the Milton robbery was a black male. The suspect locally was a white male.
I heard channel 3 news said something about a suspect robbing a store in Milton off I10 with a red ski mask and armed with dark vehicle with the license plate covered in dark film.
Do you know if they think it is the same guy?
Did I just hear on channel 3 news the same guy (same MO) did this on I10 last night?