Report: Man Robs Residents in Front of Own Child

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The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office has taken out arrest warrants for a Jonesboro man accused of committing armed robbery in front of his child.

According to a report released by the agency, warrants were issued for Tabyes Rashard Moody, 22, on charges of armed robbery, home invasion in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and cruelty to children in the third degree.

A sheriff’s deputy responded to a mobile home on Blueberry Ridge in unincorporated Acworth around 6:10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 following the incident.

One witness interviewed by the deputy said a gold-colored Toyota passenger vehicle occupied by two black men and a white woman pulled into the driveway of the home.

The two men got out of the vehicle and came onto the front porch, the deputy writes. Moody allegedly entered the home “without authority,” pulled a black pistol with a short barrel from his hoodie and told the residents to “give me the money,”

The second witness handed over a $100 bill from a wallet to Moody. However, according to the report, Moody allegedly said the $100 was not enough, snatched the wallet and took an additional $50 from the victim.

The first witness also said another person ”directly related to Tabyes Moody” was crying in the living room during the incident, the deputy said in the report.

According to the report, the second witness stated the second man, who allegedly accompanied Moody into the home, said something to the effect, “Come on man. Don’t do this in front of your kid.”

The two men, along with the woman, left the home in the vehicle. No forced entry into the home and no physical injuries were observed by the deputy, the report states.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office at (770) 382-5050.

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