Colorado man robs bank, throws cash in the air while shouting 'Merry Christmas', then waits for cops at Starbucks
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO: A Colorado man waited to be arrested at a coffee shop on December 24 afternoon after he allegedly robbed a bank and threw the money in the air while shouting "Merry Christmas".
At 12.20 pm on December 24, David Wayne Oliver, 65, allegedly robbed the Colorado Springs Academy Bank after threatening the teller saying he had a gun in his pocket. He then handed her a bag to load with cash. In the end, Oliver was successful in taking an undisclosed amount of money from the bank.
Speaking to KKTV, eyewitness Dion Pascale recounted how Oliver "robbed the bank, came out, threw the money all over the place".
And before throwing the money to the sky, Oliver allegedly shouted "Merry Christmas" in celebration.
Strangely enough, the 65-year-old then walked to a nearby Starbucks and waited at the shop's patio for authorities to arrive. Police officers eventually arrested him for robbery without further incident.
"It was almost like he wanted (the arrest) to happen," Pascale remarked.
In a conversation with The Denver Post, the manager of the Starbucks in question said that Oliver had ordered nothing, and that no one in the store was perturbed by his presence.
Meanwhile, Sergeant Jim Jeffcoat, a spokesman for the Colorado Springs Police Department, did not confirm if Oliver yelled the phrase "Merry Christmas" during the act or had, in fact, thrown the money. Jeffcoat revealed, however, that they were able to recover only some of the money allegedly stolen by Oliver.
KKTV learned from eyewitnesses that at the time of the incident, people walking down the street scooped up several wads of cash strewn all over the place and took it back inside to the teller.
"A festive robbery, as far as robberies go," Spencer Wilson of KKTV commented on Twitter.
Furthermore, police revealed that no weapon was found on Oliver's person. However, he's currently remanded in custody on a $10,000 bail as he awaits his first court appearance scheduled for December 26.