Atlanta Man Arrested for Armed Robbery of Credit Union in Conyers

ATLANTA—Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Lamkin, FBI Atlanta, in conjunction with Chief of Police Gene Wilson, Conyers Police Department, announces the following arrest at Conyers, Georgia:

Cepeda Broughton, age 40, of Atlanta, Georgia, was arrested by officers of the Conyers Police Department after an extensive vehicle chase with shots fired. Those officers were responding to an armed bank robbery callout at Georgia’s Own Credit Union, located at

620 Sigman Road, Conyers, Georgia

. At approximately 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9, 2010, a lone black male entered the above credit union and announced a robbery while jumping over a teller counter and brandishing a handgun. During the robbery, the robber moved three employees and one customer to a back room. The robber then had an additional employee duct-tape those other employees and customer. Prior to departing the credit union with an undisclosed amount of money, the robber also duct-taped the employee that had been forced to assist him.

Responding units of the Conyers Police Department arrived at the location as the robber was departing. A vehicle chase ensued involving several collisions. A “PIT” maneuver was performed on the fleeing vehicle, forcing the suspect out of his vehicle. Shots were fired by responding officers and the suspect fled further into a nearby apartment complex. Additional shots were fired at that location, with the suspect surrendering at that point.

Cepeda Broughton was taken into custody at that location and was subsequently turned over to the FBI. He is being charged federally with bank robbery and the use of a weapon in the commission of a crime. Broughton will have an initial appearance in front of a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Atlanta later today.

It should be noted that the above are mere allegations and that all persons are to be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.