Machete Wielding Drug Store Robbers Held Without Bond, Police Say

SMYRNA, GA —The two men accused of robbing several drug stores with machetes are being held at the Cobb County jail without bond, reports WSB. Investigators identified the suspects as 62-year-old Timothy Soulsby of Mableton and 63-year-old Vincent McClure of Atlanta.

The suspects robbed five Smyrna Walgreens and CVS stores over two days, but detectives tell WSB that they didn’t get all of the money.

“(The cashier) eventually decided to jump over the counter and tried to run to the back of the store,” said Stephen Sinatra, a Cobb County police detective.

The two were eventually caught because a witness was able to get a partial license plate number.

Cobb County Police sent three officers to respond to an armed robbery at 9:13 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at a Walgreens Pharmacy, located at 4371 South Cobb Drive. The suspects were described as an older white male with a beard and an older black male with a beard.

According to a news release, the two male suspects approached the front counter and the white male suspect showed a machete style knife. He then proceeded to walk behind the counter, demanding cash from the drawer. The black male suspect took the cash drawer and the two suspects fled the store. Police say that no one was injured during the incident.

A second armed robbery happened Wednesday, Nov. 13. Three Cobb County Police Precinct officers were called to the Walgreens Pharmacy located at 5000 Floyd Road to respond to an armed robbery around 2 p.m. It occurred in a similar manner as the one from the previous day, with the exact same suspect descriptions. No items or money were taken and no injuries occurred.