Cops: 2 men threatened to blow up Henry County Walmart, stole items

McDonough police are searching for two thieves accused of threatening to blow up a Walmart before making two trips to steal flat-screen televisions and other items.

The two men stole from the Walmart off South Willow Lane on Aug. 14, police told Channel 2 Action News on Tuesday.

The incident began in the store’s self-checkout lanes, where they allegedly told an employee that they were going to blow up the store, Channel 2 reported. As security responded, one of the men tried to walk out of the store with a cart full of items, police said.

"He told one of the employees that he was going to blow up the store."
These two men are wanted on terroristic threat and theft charges, following an incident at a McDonough WalMart.
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An employee tried to stop him, which is when both ran off, stealing several items from the store, the news station reported.

However, they weren’t done.

Later the same day, they returned and stole a flat-screen TV, police said. They drove off in a red sedan. Both men are wanted on theft and terroristic threat charges.