Man Takes BMW for Test Drive, Robs Bank and Pays for the Car with Stolen Cash
- Eric Dion Warren took a BMW for a drive under the pretence that he wished to purchase the car
- He proceeded to rob a bank using the BMW as a getaway car, he returned to the dealership and tried to use the stolen cash as a down payment
- Warren was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the bank robbery which took place on June 2019
Eric Dion Warren took a BMW out for a test drive while the purchase for the car was being completed. This happened on 7 June 2019, instead of taking the car for an innocent test drive, Warren drove to AIM bank in Wolfforth, Texas.
He put a paper bag over his head and entered the bank. He'd placed a demand note on the teller's counter. The note informed the teller that this is a bank robbery and he wanted $10 000 (N3.8 million).
Warren produced what was believed to be a handgun and repeated the note's instructions to the teller.
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This is where the story takes a strange turn, stranger than it already is, he returned to the dealership 15 minutes later and waved $3000 (N1.1 million) around and demanded to use the cash as a down payment on the luxury car according to Business Insider.
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However, unbeknownst to him, the dealership had received a call from the police about a bank robbery and the vehicle matched the description of the one Warren had used.
Warren was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, the prosecutors did not have to work hard for a conviction, Warren was arrested with $5000 (N1.9 million) on him, a pellet gun and his fingerprints and DNA were all over the note used at the bank.
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In other news, Nigerian online comedian Mad Johny was recently a victim of house burglary and has taken to social media to share his experience.
The Instagram skit maker took to his official Instagram page of over 200,000 followers to recount how he had woken up the night before to discover his home had been broken into and his phone and 25 litres of fuel stolen.
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