Take this guy in Ohio, for instance. He was so stoned when attempting to rob a bank that he actually forgot to ask for money in the demand letter he handed to the tellers.
This is yet another reminder that marijuana and high-stakes robberies do not mix.
From WCHS TV:
Richard Hampton was arrested by police following an April 20, 2023, bank robbery at a Keybank location at 3001 Cleveland Ave S.
Charging documents filed Monday by an FBI agent accused him of giving the bank teller a note with the words "give me the" with the word "gun" written below it.
Hampton then pointed to his waistband several times while telling the employee to hurry up.
The bank teller handed over $723 in cash plus a tracking device.
Police used that tracker to arrest Hampton and recover the cash. Hampton, the agent wrote, confessed on a video-recorded interview to robbing the bank after smoking crack.
Hampton reportedly said he forgot to write the word "money" after writing "give me the" because he was high.
The getaway driver was someone he met at the grocery store and promised to pay $50 to drive him just before he robbed the bank. According to court documents, police said, "the vehicle was casually driving away without rush, including stopping at traffic lights."
