Man Abducted in Buckhead, Forced to Withdraw Money From ATMs

Atlanta police are investigating the kidnapping of a Buckhead man, who says that three men forced him at gunpoint to withdraw money from various ATMs in the city.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the man told police he was getting out of his car at his home at Mathieson Road at roughly 1:30 a.m. Thursday when he was forced into an orange Dodge Neon by three men. According to the AJC, the victim said one of the abductors was wielding a shotgun.

Once they had their victim, the three kidnappers drove him to various ATMs near Piedmont, Pharr, and Peachtree roads and forced him to withdraw $700 from his bank account. An Atlanta police spokesman told the AJC that the kidnappers then returned the man to his home, made him write a check for $2,500, then stole his car.

The victim’s car is a dark green 2000 Honda Civic with Georgia license plate BUJ0596.