Police: Man tries to rob bank of $1 in prison bid

[Tony_FLADEM]

A man tried to rob a Pennsylvania bank of $1 because he hoped to be sent to a federal prison nearby, police said.

Jeffrey McMullen, a 50-year-old regular customer of an AmeriServ bank in the western Pennsylvania town of Northern Cambria, handed notes to two tellers Friday demanding a dollar, according to a police complaint reported by The Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown (http://bit.ly/Qcdx17).

The tellers thought it was a joke, police said. He then spoke with a new accounts employee and repeated he was robbing the bank for a buck.

Police say McMullen apparently wanted to be prosecuted federally so he could be taken to a prison in central Pennsylvania. Police could not immediately say why.

McMullen awaits a preliminary hearing, and court records didn't list an attorney. Under terms set by a Northern Cambria district judge, he must undergo a mental evaluation and post $50,000 bail in order to win release from jail.


http://democratherald.com/news/weird-news/police-man-tries-to-rob-bank-of-in-prison-bid/article_78f714a7-da22-559d-aed5-1da277eacddf.html

[moondust]

1. Maybe he needs medical care.

And cannot afford insurance or medical bills.

[RedRocco]

2. I'm considering something like this myself n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

3. The Cop and the Anthem

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cop_and_the_Anthem#Plot_summary