Metro Atlanta / State News 5:04 p.m. Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Man attacks TVs in Lilburn Walmart

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Lilburn Police are investigating what may have caused a man to walk into a Walmart and destroy 29 flat-screen televisions.

Gwinnett County Jail Westley Strellis, 23, of Lawrenceville, is accused of smashing more than 24 TVs at the Walmart on Lawrenceville Highway in Lilburn. The TVs are reported to be valued at more than $22,000, police said

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Just after noon Wednesday, Westley Strellis, 23, of Lawrenceville, walked into the Walmart on Lawrenceville Highway in Lilburn.

After grabbing a metal baseball bat from the sporting goods section, he walked to the electronics department and destroyed the TVs on display.

He was arrested not long after.

The televisions are reported to be valued at over $22,000, police said.

Strellis is being held in the Gwinnett County Jail. He has been charged with 29 counts of criminal damage to property in the second degree, police said.

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