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Days after deadly standoff, bomb threat called into same Cobb bank

Authorities are investigating a bomb threat at the same Cobb bank that was the site of a deadly standoff earlier this month. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
Authorities are investigating a bomb threat at the same Cobb bank that was the site of a deadly standoff earlier this month. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
By Lauren Foreman
July 18, 2017

Authorities are searching for the person who called in a bomb threat at the same Cobb County bank where police shot and killed a veteran who held two employees hostage earlier this month.

Police evacuated the Wells Fargo on Windy Hill Road near Marietta, according to Channel 2 Action News.

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The incident comes 11 days after Marine veteran Brian Easley was found dead after a July 7 standoff at the bank.

During an hourlong talk with a Channel 2 assignment editor, Easley complained about the military and claimed he had a bomb strong enough to destroy the building.

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