Crime & Safety
Cobb Man Fired For Smoking Pot, Robs Ex-Boss: Police
The ex-employee pulled a gun on his old boss, stepped on his back and stole $2,000 from his Marietta home, police say.
MARIETTA, GA — A man fired from his job as a construction worker for smoking marijuana on the job responded by violently robbing the Marietta home of the boss who fired him, according to police.
According to Cobb County Police, Jose Salinas only worked on a construction site for one day. That day, David Garcia fired him for the on-the-job toke, police said.
Days later, Salinas and two other men allegedly broke into Garcia's home and held him at gunpoint. They are accused of taking $2,000 from Garcia and robbing his roommate as well. But Garcia thinks the true motive for the crime was revenge.
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"He put me on the ground, put his feet on my back, pointed the gun right at the back of my head and said, 'Do not move. If you move, I will kill you,' "Garcia told WSB-TV through a translator.
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Garcia told the station he owed the $2,000 to his employees.
Salinas is still on the loose. Garcia told police he could not identify the other two men and that one was wearing a ski mask.
"If you move, I will kill you." A home invasion victim walks me through how three gunmen broke into his home, forced him to the ground and stole cash. Suspects are still on the run. Why the victim thinks the motive is revenge, Live in a few minutes @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/PdJrd6I7C5
— Chris Jose (@ChrisJoseWSB) April 11, 2018
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