Opting for jail over his wife, US man robs bank; waits to be arrested
However, he did not succeed in running away from his wife as US Magistrate Judge David Waxse ordered his release from jail.
Kansas City: A 70-year-old man in United States’ Missouri robbed a bank and waited in the lobby for the police to arrive as he wanted to go to jail instead of living with his wife.
According to a report in The Washington Post, the man identified as Lawrence John Ripple entered Bank of Labor at 756 Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City and gave a note to a teller. “I have a gun, give me your cash,” the note read.
The teller gave him $2,924 in currency from the drawer and Ripple, instead of fleeing with the cash, sat in the lobby where he told the security guard, “I’m the guy you’re looking for.”
The police soon arrived at the bank and took custody of Ripple. During interrogation, Ripple told the police that he and his wife had an argument at home and he no longer wanted to be in the situation, Special Agent Eric R. Beltz said.
Ripple “wrote out his demand note in front of his wife and told her he’d rather be in jail than at home. Ripple then walked to the bank and robbed it,” Beltz said.
However, he did not succeed in running away from his wife as US Magistrate Judge David Waxse ordered his release from jail on his own recognisance.