According to police, a bank robber with mental instability was caught after taking $150 from a Delaware bank. He then immediately transferred the money into his bank account at an ATM near him.
McRoberts William, 44, was taken into custody on Sunday. He robbed an ATM. According to police, Wells Fargo Bank is located in Wilmington.
Williams was captured and told the police that he came to Delaware “by riding on the outside of a cargo train” and that he is being controlled by an implant in his brain.
Williams, of California, had approached a 25-year-old female bank teller and handed her a note that read: ‘This is a robbery, I need $150,’ according to an affidavit.
McRoberts, 44, was taken into custody by Delaware State Police after he attempted to rob a Wells Fargo Bank branch in Wilmington.
According to police, Williams of California approached the female Wells Fargo bankteller at 25 behind the counter, and gave her a note informing that it was a robbery.
Before she could read through the note, the teller said that Williams had said “I’m sorry” to her before handing over the cash.
After activating the emergency distress alarm button, she activated it at the bank’s teller window. He fled on foot.
According to police, Williams stopped short of the building and stopped by an ATM nearby, where he deposited his small, ill-gotten fortune.
Following his pit stop, he fled and sought refuge behind a nearby mall before being found by local troopers.
Although no money was recovered by police, Williams had a Wells Fargo card.
Williams was charged in second-degree robbery. Police say that Williams is being held under $6,000 cash bond.