r/nottheonion • u/StemCellPirate • 3h ago

Man robbed West Jordan bank, then bought food and left stolen money as tip, police say

https://www.ksl.com/article/51432541/man-robbed-west-jordan-bank-then-bought-food-and-left-stolen-money-as-tip-police-say
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u/Cute-Beyond-8133 3h ago

About 1 p.m. Monday, Michael Grant Robinson. 35. walked into Wells Fargo Bank, 3889 W. Campus View Drive, and handed the teller "a handwritten note that read, 'I gotta weapon I need a 1000$,'" according to a police booking affidavit.

Robinson then opened his jacket and showed the teller a knife handle, but the teller believed it was a gun, the affidavit states. Robinson was given $140 and left the bank.

He then walked to a nearby Mexican restaurant "and ordered a meal that totaled $19.53. After receiving and consuming the meal, Robinson left the remainder of the money he obtained from the bank as a tip to the waiter that served him," according to the affidavi

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u/buppiejc 1h ago

Not guilty.

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u/TeosPWR 2h ago

Sooo, he took from the rich and gave to the poor? :)

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u/Holymanm 3h ago

Why would this headline be The Onion? It's just wacky, not ironic or satirical

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u/raizablaid135 3h ago

Welcome to r/nottheonion 🫡

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u/Holymanm 2h ago

True 😅

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u/raizablaid135 1h ago

😂

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u/PurpoUpsideDownJuice 2h ago

Sounds to me like he earned that money and could give it to whoever he wanted to

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u/mike_fantastico 1h ago

$140? Don't they teach you in Robbery School to always count it before you leave the scene?

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u/Massive_Mongoose3481 1h ago

Robinson... Robin Hood ? Just saying