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November 19, 2003

Bank Robber Update

Here's more on the failed bank robbery in Ft. Smith I told y'all about yesterday.

After they filled a bag with cash, Farris tried to take one female teller hostage to give him a ride from the bank, according to reports. She told him she didn’t have a car. He tried to grab a second teller but she refused to go with him.

Farris told investigators after his arrest that he needed the ride because he’d pawned his 1996 Chevrolet pickup for $1,500 after losing money playing bingo. He then lost the money from selling the truck at the bingo parlor as well.

After failing to get a ride from the bank tellers, Farris tried to hijack a car in the parking lot, witnesses told police. The driver, warned by a bank customer, locked the doors so Farris couldn’t get in and dialed 911.

As he took off at a fast walk from the bank parking lot, a dye pack that had been slipped into the money bag exploded, staining both the money and Farris’s clothing red. He dropped the bag and fled.

And then the two customers jumped in a truck & chased him down, yelling at him to get a real job.

Man, some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed does it?

At least now he'll have a job....doing laundry or whatever it is one does in Federal prison.

Posted by Rita at November 19, 2003 07:54 AM

Comments

You know, it sounds just like the criminals in "Raising Arizona".

What an incompetent boob. Honestly.

Posted by: Keith at November 19, 2003 09:24 AM

Life is often stranger than fiction. What do you want to bet he would've taken any money he got from the robbery straight to the bingo parlor?

Posted by: Rita at November 19, 2003 10:24 AM

Ha,ha,ha... What was the headline?

Bumbling Bingo Bandit Bungles Bank Job!

Posted by: Psycho Dad at November 19, 2003 06:36 PM