DECATUR, Ga. (Decaturish) - A Decatur man will spend 14 years in federal prison for blowing up an ATM at North DeKalb Mall, a federal judge ruled.

U.S. District Judge Michael Brown sentenced Abdurrahim Jalal, 55, of Decatur, Georgia, to 14 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, a news release said.

A judge previously found Jalal guilty of bank theft , use of an explosive to commit a felony, arson, and two counts of possession of an unregistered destructive device.

“Jalal used deadly explosives to steal tens of thousands of dollars and then shamelessly gambled with the loot at a casino,” U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg said in a news release. “Although Jalal refused to wager his own money at the gaming tables, he will now pay the price for his crimes.”

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