2 arrested for alleged ATM technician thefts

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July 22, 2025

Two men Ahmon Hogg, 22 and Seth Coles-Body, 23 from Texas have been arrested for allegedly engaging in multiple ATM thefts in Washington. During these incidents, they would allegedly place glue in the card reader and then rob technicians that would arrive to fix the machines, according to a report by Fox 13 Seattle.

During the first incident in Renton, Washington, two individuals approached the technician and demanded cash boxes, but the technician was able to escape. In the next incident in Vancouver Washington, they were able to steal five cash cassettes, estimated to contain $383,900. On March 7, two individuals stole $221,000 from a Bank of America ATM in Redmond, Washington.

Earlier in the year, Hogg and Coles-Body were taken into custody after allegedly tampering with ATMs in Phoenix, Arizona, although they were released. Following the Redmond incident, authorities found a red hoodie and broken canisters on the side of SR-520. DNA from those items matched Hogg and Coles-Brody.

The men were arrested during a traffic stop in Mississippi. They are charged with conspiracy to commit robbery.