Two men from Texas appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle on charges of conspiracy to commit robbery. Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller announced the arrest of Ahmon Hogg, 22, and Seth Coles-Body, 23, who were allegedly involved in a scheme targeting ATM technicians across the country.
The suspects reportedly used a glue-like substance to disable ATMs before threatening technicians to hand over cash containers when they arrived for repairs. An incident in December 2024 involved disabling a Bank of America ATM in Renton, Washington, where two men confronted a technician with a screwdriver but failed to obtain any money after a scuffle.
A similar incident occurred the next day in Vancouver, Washington, where two men grabbed five cash cassettes from an ATM. The vehicle used matched one seen during the Renton attempt.
Investigations linked Hogg and Coles-Body to further ATM tampering cases on January 3, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona. Surveillance identified them as suspects waiting for technicians at tampered ATMs. Although initially released by law enforcement, further incidents followed.
On March 7, 2025, an ATM robbery occurred at a Bank of America branch in Redmond, Washington. Two robbers stole cash canisters after disabling the card reader with glue. Some canisters were later found damaged along highway 520.
Coles-Body was detained attempting to cross into Mexico with $209,000 in cash but was released after the money was seized.
A criminal complaint led to their arrest on July 2, 2025. They were apprehended during a traffic stop in Mississippi with stolen firearms found in their car and made their initial court appearance on July 3.
Conspiracy to commit robbery carries up to five years imprisonment. The allegations remain unproven until determined by a court of law.
The FBI and Columbia River Organized Crime Task Force are investigating this case prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Amanda McDowell.
