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    Deputies: Man returned to beer after bank robbery

    PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Tampa Bay area man ordered a beer at a bar, left to rob a nearby bank then came back to finish his beer.

    The Pasco County Sheriff's Office says 52-year-old John Robin Whittle was arrested at the Hayloft Bar in Port Richey on Thursday afternoon. Deputies say he's the man who robbed a Wells-Fargo bank branch earlier, but not before stopping off at the Hayloft for a brew.

    A bartender there says Whittle ordered a beer, disappeared for about 30 minutes and then returned to his beer. Deputies say they arrested him at the bar about 10 minutes after he left the bank.

    Whittle remained in jail early Friday on $10,000 bond. No attorney was listed for him.

     

    59 comments

    • Question everything  •  1 mth 14 days ago
      This sounds like the most interesting man in the world. It must have been a Dos Equis
    • I'mJustSaying...  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      Banks rob us everyday via overdraft fees. Go $3.00 under and they charge you $35.00. Too bad he got caught. I put a deposit in one day, and they told me it "wasn't on time," So I had 10 "overdraft fees." It was due to 10 "debits" around town ranging from $1.50 to $4.00 each. The total I spent was around $36.00. I got hit with 10 overdraft fees of $35.00 each! $350.00!! And I had deposited $100 earlier in the day!! Banks are crooks for sure.
    • Golden Joe  •  Colorado Springs, Colorado  •  1 mth 14 days ago
      muhahahahahahahahahaha....... hahahahahahahahahaha....... hahaha....ha...ha... ahhhh...
    • GA Peach  •  Athens, Georgia  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      Alzheimer's???? Or just wanting a bed off the street?
      Or maybe just plain stupid.
    • James  •  Syracuse, New York  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      I wonder if he left a tip
    • john  •  Chelmsford, Massachusetts  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      All he was doing was making a reservation for a room at the Iron Bar Motel . He is probably broke with no place to live .... why not jail ?! Free R&B .
    • Dave  •  1 mth 14 days ago
      Trying to establish an alibi perhaps?
    • johnson  •  Mentor, Ohio  •  1 mth 14 days ago
      #$%$
    • Stan  •  Orange Grove, Texas  •  1 mth 14 days ago
      Guess he needed money to pay for the beer
    • Ballay  •  Råwalpindi, Pakistan  •  1 mth 14 days ago
      An honest drinker, at any cost. He kept his integrity to come back, so he did.
      A good contestant for the Dumb robber-of-the-year Award.
    • Frankie  •  Tucson, Arizona  •  2 mths ago
      That guy has got some balls. Leaving your beer unattended for so long????
    • venatic  •  St Louis, Missouri  •  2 mths ago
      If he would have been at a stadium, I could see where he would need to knock off a bank to buy a beer.
    • prairiedoggn  •  Newark, New Jersey  •  2 mths ago
      Was the beer supposed to be some sort of an alibi? "Nope, wasn't me. Was sitting here enjoying a cold one!"
    • tizzle  •  New Orleans, Louisiana  •  1 mth 14 days ago
      My hero! I plan on robbing a bank in my late 50s as well. Don't tell nobooodddy!
    • One American  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      Heck most robbers dont go to jail, they are elected to Congress.
    • Larry Gibby  •  Salem, Oregon  •  2 mths ago
      I read a statement by a cop the other day about how most apprehended criminals get caught through their own stupidity and that most crooks with brains are likely to get away. Looks like validation to me.
    • Gary Gilmore Jr  •  2 mths ago
      So the guy chose not to waste his beer over making a clean getaway. If the judge doesn't consider that a mitigating circumstance come trial time, I don't know what would be....
    • John  •  2 mths ago
      At least the guy has experience being behind bars.
    • Jason  •  Green Bay, Wisconsin  •  2 mths ago
      Glad to see he didn't waste that beer! He may be dumb but has his priorities right. Merry CHRISTmas everyone.
    • happy  •  Delray Beach, Florida  •  2 mths ago
      Fool! Beer will get you thru times of no money better than money will get you thru times of no beer.
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