The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 5, February 1, 2004, Article 29

THE OLDEST BANKROBBER?

  On January 26, 2004, Reuters had this report out of
  Lubbock, TX:

  "The oldest bank robber in the United States, 92-year-old
  J.L. Hunter Rountree, was sentenced to more than 12 years
  in prison on Friday after he pleaded guilty to robbing $1,999
  from a Texas bank last August.

  Rountree, who goes by the nickname "Red," said he robbed
  his first bank when he was about 80 because he wanted
  revenge against banks for sending him into a financial crisis."

  "He appeared in court in a loose-fitting prison outfit and
  shackles on his ankles. He had a cane to help him walk.
  Rountree listened to the proceedings through headphones
  because he is hard of hearing."

  "Federal officials said they had no records to prove it, but they
  are fairly certain Rountree was the oldest person ever to rob a
  bank in the United States."

  To read the full article, see:
  http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=4208079

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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