Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

Cops: Man used nail gun to commit smash-and-grab burglary in Clayton County

Rodney Mitchell

Credit: Clayton County Police Department

Credit: Clayton County Police Department

Rodney Mitchell
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Sept 1, 2018

A man was arrested Thursday for allegedly committing a smash-and-grab burglary with a nail gun at a Clayton County pawn shop, authorities said.

Rodney Mitchell, 29, of Stockbridge, is accused of breaking into Cash American Pawn on Ga. 85 in Riverdale, Clayton County police said in a Facebook post. It's unknown how much was allegedly stolen.

The police department said it received an anonymous tip through CrimeStoppers that led to Clayton County deputies making the arrest. The post said Mitchell confessed to the crime.

He remains in the Clayton County Jail on a $25,000 bond, according to jail records.

In other news:

The officer was shot in the stomach in the process, police said.

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