Cherokee Sheriff's Office

Holiday Inn Express Robbery

Acworth, Cherokee County, Ga. August 24, 2007- Cherokee Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to an armed robbery early this morning at the Holiday Inn Express near Hwy. 92 and Interstate 75 in Acworth. The victim reported the suspect, an unknown male with a Hispanic accent, entered the hotel and requested a room. According to the victim, the suspect then pointed a blue gun at him and demanded money from the register. After the victim gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of money from the register the suspect demanded more money but the victim was able to get away from the suspect and lock himself in a back room where he called 911. The suspect then fled the area.

The suspect is described as a male, approximately 5 ‘7”, wearing blue jeans, black T-shirt, clean shaven, and had a white cloth on his head. A composite sketch of the suspect has been made. Anyone with any information about the robbery or the suspect is urged to call the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Violent Crime Unit at 678-493-4080 or 678-493-4351.

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