Man robs bank in the US for $1, asks to be sent to prison

A 65-year-old man robbed a bank in the United States on Monday morning for just $1.
Fox News reports that Donald Santacroce walked into a Wells Fargo in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he walked up to the bank teller and handed over a note that read, “please pardon me for doing this but this is a robbery. Please give me $1.00. Thank you.”
Staff then asked him to leave after they gave him the money but he decided to stay put and wait for authorities in the lobby.
He apparently also made a comment about how long the police were taking and that those in the bank were “lucky [he] didn’t have a gun,” per the arrest affidavit. That comment prompted the bank’s manager and employees to safely hide in the back room.
When police arrived, he handed the money over, admitted to robbing the bank, and said he wanted to go to federal prison since he committed a federal crime. He was arrested and later charged with felony robbery.
It’s not known why he wanted to go to a federal prison. However, he told police that if he was released from jail, he would continue to rob banks until he was incarcerated in a federal facility.
No injuries were reported following the robbery. Santacroce is not in custody anymore.
The robbery follows another arrest from last week when he was apprehended by Utah Highway Patrol for a DUI and careless driving, per NBC News. At the time, it was discovered that he was driving on a suspended Missouri license.
Source: complex.com
Trending Entertainment
Diana Hopeson: Stop the noisy prayers that disturb people, neighbourhoods; learn from Jesus
16:36Literary icon Ama Ata Aidoo dies at 81
10:56Qing Madi steps into Spotify EQUAL Africa spotlight
11:36Ghanaian-British rap star Stormzy: 'Black people are not monolithic'
21:25Burna Boy makes history with sold-out London Stadium gig
21:19Cuba Gooding Jr settles rape lawsuit ahead of civil trial
18:27First-time filmmaker competes at Cannes with Senegalese drama
17:08Wendy Shay calls local artistes 'thieves'
16:42Kaywa confirms Lasmid, Drew, Krymi are no longer signed to his Highly Spiritual
15:55Influencer Akuapem Poloo repents, apologises for where she may have misled, deceived people
14:25