A Georgia bank robbery suspect was nabbed while napping in an unsuspecting woman's home, revealing a twist fit for a crime drama reel. James Raborn, a 27-year-old man, was arrested for the heist of a Truist Bank in Roswell today, after a days-long manhunt ended with him being discovered asleep by the homeowner, authorities said.
Raborn, who racked up charges including armed robbery and several traffic offenses, is accused of passing a threatening note to a bank teller, 'allegedly passed a note to a teller at a Truist Bank in Roswell, about 20 miles north of Atlanta, Monday afternoon demanding money and threatening he had a gun,' as reported by Atlanta News First. The alarm was raised within minutes, but Raborn had vanished by the time police arrived.
Using surveillance videos and license plate readers, law enforcement traced Raborn to a crashed vehicle on East Crossville Road the next day. In the car was Emily Browning, 29, who is alleged to have taken part in the robbery and is now facing her own charges, as per CNN.
Efforts to apprehend Raborn initially came up empty, but detectives utilizing cell phone pings concluded he was still lurking nearby. Those high-tech breadcrumbs led them to an outbuilding and eventually inside an area home where Raborn was found dozing on Wednesday around 8 p.m. The homeowner, caught off guard, reported her shock upon finding the suspect, "she saw Raborn lying on the floor of a spare bedroom," as described in the police statement obtained by Atlanta News First.
Raborn was taken into custody without a hitch, and the homeowner confirmed no prior link to the intruder. Authorities speculate a kitchen window served as his unauthorized entryway. While Raborn remains behind bars on a $20,000 bond, Browning has since been released on a $25,000 bond. The investigation continues as police consider connections between the suspects and other armed robberies in the region. Fulton County jail records reveal the current status of the accused, but representation for the defendants remains unknown at this time.
