In the span of just minutes, a good Samaritan was able to stop two carjackings in Cobb County and prevent the suspect from running away.

The carjackings happened Monday evening near the intersection of Delk Road and Franklin Gateway in Marietta. In both instances, police said 66-year-old Gary Edwards ran to help the victims.

“Choosing to intervene in a violent situation must be a personal decision, weighed carefully against the risks involved. We commend Edwards for his quick actions that protected multiple community members,” Marietta police said in a news release Thursday.

It was around 9 p.m. when the suspected carjacker, identified as 32-year-old Rico Riley, was seen pacing near an unoccupied Chevrolet parked at a Chevron gas station, police said, citing surveillance footage and wit

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