Elderly Man Robs Bank With Underwear Over His Face After Losing At Poker

An elderly man robbed a Florida bank with underwear over his face because he was broke after gambling on horses and playing poker.

The Palm Beach Post reported that 73-year-old John A. Dougherty held up the bank in the Lakewood Park area with a loaded shotgun. Seven bank employees and one customer were there at the time of the robbery.

Dougherty allegedly told two employees to put $20 and $50 bills into a plastic Wal-Mart bag.

After taking what amounted to less than $2,000, Dougherty fled the scene. A bank robbery tracking device reportedly was in the bag, and police eventually caught up to the suspect.

Dougherty faces one charge of armed robbery and eight counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He reportedly admitted to the robbery once apprehended.

“The suspect told me he was on a fixed income and gambled away his money on horses and Texas hold-em,” a police officer wrote in the arrest report.

“This was great work by our deputies who responded quickly to the area,” St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara said in the statement. “They used the information provided by witnesses at the scene and were able to quickly apprehend the suspect in a matter of minutes following the bank robbery.”

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