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A West Virginia man told a judge on Wednesday that he left a casino to rob a bank, only to return with the money and continue playing.
Kerry Johnson, 52, was indicted in November over the early August incident.
According to police, Johnson put a $25 chip on a blackjack table to keep his seat and then drove 13 miles to a nearby bank and told the tellers that he had a bomb. After leaving with about $5,000 in cash, he returned to the blackjack table to continue playing.
Police later found him at his home sleeping on a couch.
According to a report from the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Johnson pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery. He faces 5-18 years in prison at his March sentencing.
Johnson told the court that “most of the day was a blur” thanks to drug use. He claims that he only knew what he had done after seeing video of himself.
The report said that authorities found $500 of the money he stole at the blackjack table. He apparently left the Mardi Gras Casino and abandoned his chips.
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