FBI: Man gives teller his name, ID before robbing Alaska bank

Darwin's nightmare :dunce:



via CBC News:



FBI: Man gives teller his name, ID before robbing Alaska bank
Published: Thursday, August 13, 2009 | 12:53 AM ET

Canadian Press THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A 34-year-old man is in custody after authorities say he gave a teller his account number and showed her his picture ID before robbing an Anchorage bank.

The FBI says Jarell Paul Arnold of Anchorage is being held on federal bank robbery charges. The FBI alleges Arnold walked into an Alaska USA Federal Credit Union branch Friday and inquired about the balance on his account, according to the Anchorage Daily News. The teller asked for his name, account number and ID, the paper said.

Authorities say he complied, and then handed over a receipt with a note on the back that said he had a gun and demanded money. The FBI says he got away with about $600.

Authorities arrested Arnold on Monday. Court records say Arnold was sentenced to 57 months in prison for bank robbery in 2004.


http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/090813/K081302AU.html

:evilgrin:

in a bank robbery. Not only was his name embroidered over the breast pocket, so was the company he worked for on the back of the shirt.

The Darwin Awards site is replete with stories of idiots like these.

"Mr. Arnold is giving bank robbers a bad name."