Cobb Man Tried To Buy 7-Year-Old From Grandmother: Police

MARIETTA, GA — A Marietta man faces criminal charges after police say he tried to buy a 7-year-old girl from her grandmother for $200 at a local Kroger.

Einodd Samimi, 62, is charged with enticing a child and criminal solicitation. He was being held at Cobb County Jail on Wednesday on a $20,000 bond.

According to Cobb County Police investigators, Samimi — a native of Iran — began following the 7 year old and her grandmother as they were shopping at about 7 p.m. Monday at the Kroger at 2100 Roswell Rd. in Marietta.

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The grandmother told detectives that a man later identified as Samimi approached her and asked to buy the little girl for $200. She said she had seen the man before at the Walmart at 210 Cobb Pkwy. in Marietta. That time, she told police, the man had offered $100 to "have" her granddaughter.

According to police, the grandmother verbally confronted Samimi at the Kroger and, when she did, a large crowd of shoppers started chasing him through the store and to his vehicle. Detectives were able to follow up at Samimi's address and arrest him later that day, police say.

Police are continuing to investigate the case and ask anyone with information to contact the Cobb County Crimes Against Chidren unit at 770-801-3470.

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