Man Orders Beer At A Bar, Robs A Bank Nearby, Then Returns To The Bar To Finish His Beer

John Robin Whittle
Police say a Tampa Bay area man ordered a beer at a bar, left to rob a bank nearby, and then came back to finish his beer.

Fifty-two-year-old John Robin Whittle was arrested at the Hayloft Bar on Thursday afternoon, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say he's the man who robbed a Wells-Fargo bank branch earlier after he had stopped at the bar for a refreshment.
A bartender at the establishment said Whittle ordered a beer, disappeared for about 30 minutes and then returned to his beer. Police say they arrested him at the bar about 10 minutes after he left the crime scene at the bank.

Whittle remains in jail on a $10,000 bond.

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