The force of a bomb blast Dec. 21 at Marian Weeks’ law office ripped a metal mailbox to shreds and knocked it off its post.
Staff/Emily Barnes
Staff/Emily Barnes
Police have arrested Marietta attorney Angel Cordle on felony criminal damage charges. According to the arrest warrant, on Dec. 21 at about 8 p.m., Cordle drove to 367 Atlanta St. with David Eugene Haynes of Marietta riding in the passenger seat. Haynes, the warrant goes on to say, got out of the car and placed an explosive device in the mailbox and returned to the car. The device then exploded, destroying the mailbox, the warrant says.
“The victim (Fox) and her juvenile children were in close proximity to the mailbox and could have been struck by shrapnel from the destroyed mailbox,” the warrant reads.
Weeks was unavailable for comment.
Fox told the Journal she was driving her three children and their 14-year-old friend to see their 14-year-old friend to see the Lights of Life exhibit that evening at Life University. Fox said she passed the law office and noticed a yellow Hummer parked there.
“I recognized it as the yellow Hummer belonging to Angel Cordle,” Fox said. “She’s the only one who drives a yellow Hummer around here like that, and her office is located behind ours.”
Fox pulled over to see why Cordle was parked there when the mailbox exploded.
“We have a large mailbox,” Fox said. “It completely flattened the round part. … It’s of thick steel. The police said it was not a firecracker. They said it was not an M80. They don’t know what it is at this point.”
Fox said she began screaming, telling Cordle she was calling the police. Cordle and Haynes drove off, with Haynes laughing hysterically, Fox said.
“It landed within a foot of my son,” Fox said of a piece of shrapnel from the blast. “It blew up the mailbox and a part landed a foot away from my son, thank God who was still in the car. This would have killed somebody. Thank God it detonated when it did because if it had not detonated when it did, and I had not seen it, and they had just driven off, our mail carrier would have been dead the next day when he opened that mailbox.”
Cordle, who lives in Mableton, was arrested Friday. She was released on $5,000 bond.
Haynes was arrested on Dec. 21 on a charge of criminal trespass, a misdemeanor, and released on $1,000 bond.
Fox said she can’t understand why the two would do such a thing.
“There is absolutely no reason whatsoever for her to have done this,” Fox said. “Everybody is in a state of disbelief. We don’t understand why this happened.”
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In my opinion, Angel is a “gift” to our often offensive society and I pray for her exoneration from both the felony allegations and the pretentious public abuse of these claims.
I don't know why they would be in the same car- but I don't understand why angel is being charged with a larger crime than the person that placed it supposedly in the mailbox.
Also, just because someone says they saw it doesn't mean it happened fyi- doesn't mean it's the truth-like I would like to get the psychiatric background of ms fox which I am sure Angel's attorney will do and let's see ms fox take a lie detector test I bet deception comes up-
Would u want to go down on someone's eye witness testimony? Hell, that leaves us all screwed at some point in life if u don't have to prove it-
I could understand if someone could show me motive but let's be honest a divorce attorney might have the greatest chance to have their mailbox blown up by former clients or opposing spouses- Angel would be set up to drive by and be in the vicinity, fyi. Also, ms fox's statement in the papers about how lucky she was there when it happened because it could of blown up the mail man wreaks of deception and her appealing for federal charges setting someone up but also being a possible hero for the postman-
Also, I would have to see more than an emotional highly suspect paralegal who just happens to be at her employers at 8pm now on a Friday night and now all of a sudden is a victim and a hero - she escapes possible tragedy and now is the hero for catching another rival lawyer in the midst of a federal crime? Come on, how much mileage and attention has ms fox gotten now- I wouldn't be suprised if u dug up ms fox's background and don't find a recent break up or something this fits the profile of someone seeking attention, fyi
Only thing I am saying if u were someone that was emotionally unstable this fits the profile of someone that enjoys the attention and mileage this is getting now she is a victim and a hero- be cautious believing an "eye witness" because if ur losing ur career and life possibly based off ones words only that is too powerful in my book and is a throw back to 1920's-1960's where people's lives were ruined because of purely eye witness testimony- the ATF if called could have sealed or exonerated the case if called immediately by Marietta police fyi which should have been normal protocol they could have tested the hands or vehicle and known if it came from angels vehicle this is 2013 not 1913.
Why no update on such a sensational case? I would think this might be the Pulitzer Proze story if you actually get to the bottom of it.
In addition, anyone selling a story of this magnitude to the papers and anyone that will listen when she lets be honest didnt see angel or this other person put a device in a mailbox- angel has a reason to be in that area FYI she works across the street it's much more suspect that an employee just happened to be driving by at 8 pm on a Friday night on her way to see the lights at life university last I checked the two are not close by making it more suspect for ms fox just being in that area- FYI
What motive would ms cordle have for placing an explosive device at her next door neighbors law firm? She seems to have a lot to lose to do something like that and the time at 8pm on Friday night in a yellow hummer sounds strange to say the least not a very good prime time to plant an explosive device in my opinion
Be interesting how this plays out but I would look at their phone records and examine that ms fox now all of sudden seems to enjoy the victim role here in the papers, FYI
Time will tell but if its just her word saying I saw a hummer with someone laughing that works across the street hell that doesn't seem strong at all
As such, Ms. Fox's erection of this attractive nuisance is in my opinion wholly responsible for the actions allegedly undertaken by Cordle and Haynes who were in my opinion unable to help themselves in the face of such an obvious and negligent attractive nuisance such as a large mailbox. Who in their right minds would put up a large amount of potential shrapnel as a mailbox? I think nobody with a concern for public safety would do such a thing!
Cordle and Haynes in my opinion are the clear victims in this case. Had Ms. Fox a normal sized mailbox built from a safe material that was not so attractive, this incident never would have occurred, if you ask me!
Several neighbors have reportedly filed affidavits about how dangerous this mailbox was. They supposedly felt as if they were in imminent danger every time the passed by it!
The facts of this case will come to light and Cordle and Haynes will be fully exonerated, but justice will not be served in my opinion unless Ms. Fox pays a penalty for the nuisance she created and the danger she put her own children in for actively bringing them into the vicinity of this nuisance.
Some folks get their law degrees while still in high school, it seems. Allegedly, right?
The diagnosis of PTSD for the military would apply here - not only for mom but the children as well. I hope Ms. Angel is a successful lawyer with malpractice insurance.