On the evening of May 19, near closing time, ST Food Mart, the convenience store in Summertown, was robbed at knife point.
On the evening of May 26, near closing time, Singh Food Mart, the convenience store entering Twin City from Swainsboro on the left, was robbed at knife point.
In addition to these robberies, this individual is also suspected in armed robberies in the following jurisdictions: Statesboro, Bulloch County, Sandersville, Glascock County, Tifton, Chatham County and Waycross.
The Emanuel County Sheriff’s Office obtained several leads in this case which yielded valuable information. In the meantime, most of the Emanuel County deputies spent hours watching the majority of the convenience stores over the next two weeks.
The Investigative Unit requested a meeting with the other involved agencies, and the following agencies met at the Jefferson Co. Sheriff’s Office: Emanuel Co. SO, Glascock Co. SO, Sandersville PD, Bulloch Co. SO, Statesboro PD, Jefferson Co. SO and GBI.
Prior to this meeting, officers with the Millen Police Department saw an individual in Millen with the same clothing as the suspect. They relayed this information to investigators with the Emanuel Co. SO. As a result of this meeting, the combined information led to the arrest of Cordell Cobb of Burke County. Cobb is being charged with multiple counts of armed robbery in many jurisdictions.
Thank you to the observant officers with Millen PD who identified the clothing, to the GBI for combining and following up on the information and cataloging evidence for prosecution, and to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team who effectuated the arrest of Cobb.
This case is still on going. If you have any information, please call the Emanuel County Sheriff’s Office at 478-237-7526 or the GBI Thomson Office at 706-595-2575.
