‘Green bag’ robber hits another bank

**News Flash** · 12-04-2008, 01:03 AM

Originally Posted by Staff Report, Bradenton-Herald

MANATEE AND SARASOTA COUNTY — A man matching the description of the suspect in four previous bank robberies in the area held up a Bank of America branch this morning.

The man walked into the bank, approached a teller with a green bag and demanded money. He made off with cash, but as he fled he dropped the bag of money in the parking lot and left the area.

The sheriff’s office said the description of the suspect matched that given after three recent bank robberies in Sarasota County.

He's a man in his 50s or 60s, standing between 5 feet, 6 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with glasses and gray hair on the sides and balding on the top.

Suspect photo from bank robbery:

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12-06-2008, 02:40 AM

He hit Polk County today...........

12-09-2008, 01:50 AM

He was arrested today at SPD. Probation officer tipped them.

12-09-2008, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by Guest

He was arrested today at SPD. Probation officer tipped them.

Wow! Awesome!!! He was a royal idiot for drawing attention to himself with that stupid bag. :roll:

**News Flash** · 12-09-2008, 12:57 PM

Follow-up story:

Originally Posted by Jeremy Maready, The Ledger

Stephenson's parole officer saw the robbery-surveillance photo and alerted Sarasota police.

A Sarasota police officer driving by a gas station spotted Stephenson pumping gas. "It was luck and good police work that they noticed him."

When Stephenson spotted the patrol car, he ran into the station's restroom and locked himself inside.

"After they talked to him a while, he came out."

He was convicted of two counts of armed robbery and one count of attempted armed robbery in 1992. In 2003, he was released and was given 11 years of parole.

He admitted robbing nine Central Florida banks in a two-month spree while he was on parole.

Edgar E. Stephenson, bank robber:

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