Allen Clark, 49, è entrato nella Pinnacle Bank di Murfreesboro, una città situata a circa 35 miglia a sud-est di Nashville, appena prima 9:30 a.m. e porse a un cassiere un biglietto scritto su un filtro da caffè che richiedeva il “money in the drawer,” Murfreesboro police ha detto in un comunicato stampa.
Officer tracked down Clark in less than nine minutes after receiving a call about the strong-arm robbery, and a short foot chase ensued, ha detto la polizia. Clark was taken into custody and found with the bank’s cash still on his person.
A detailed description from bank tellers and witnesses, helped officers arrest Allen Clark minutes after he robbed the Pinnacle Bank in Murfreesboro on Monday. (Murfreesboro TN Police Department)
During Clark’s short-lived getaway, police said he discarded his face mask, jacket and hat, all of which were found near a dumpster across the street from the bank.
Police said that a detailed description from the bank tellers and witnesses helped them quickly nab Clark, who was already wanted on a fugitive from justice warrant. Police did not give further details on the warrant.
Durante l'incidente, Black Fox Elementary School was placed on a temporary lockdown, which was lifted following Clark’s arrest.
Clark was booked in the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on an $ 80,000 legame.
