CRIME
Police Identify Man Who Allegedly Rammed Gate Outside FBI Atlanta Field Office
Dekalb County Police
Police in Georgia identified the suspect accused of ramming an SUV into a gate outside the FBI’s Atlanta field office on Monday.
Dekalb County Police said Ervin Lee Bolling was arrested on a preliminary charge of interference with government property. The FBI on Monday said the agency was looking into both state and federal charges to be determined following an investigation.
Bolling allegedly tried to follow an employee through the front gate of the FBI field office shortly after noon on Monday, and crashed his SUV into the gate.
He … tried getting into the gate, but our security precautions prevented him from getting in,” FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Peter Ellis told reporters.
Several of our special agents who were passing by apprehended the man after he exited his vehicle, the FBI said in a statement.
There were no injuries, but Bolling was taken to an area hospital for evaluation. He was still there Tuesday morning, per reports.
Agents and bomb techs checked the car as a precaution as a part of our standard operating procedure, the FBI said.
The motive for the incident remains unclear, and the investigation is ongoing.
TMX contributed to this article.
