Bizarre moment when a New Orleans woman tries to rob a city bank on a walker and passes a note to the cashier
Bizarre moment New Orleans woman 63, on walker tries to rob bank by giving note to cashier that reads “Your bank is being robbed – pocket money or people get hurt”
- Cathy Lynn Hamilton, 63, was arrested in New Orleans after allegedly attempting to rob a bank while using a walker to aid her mobility
- Hamilton handed a bank clerk a note that read, “Your bank is being robbed; put money in the pocket or people will get hurt.’
- She was given $500 but didn’t get very far due to her limited mobility and was apprehended by bank security and promptly detained until police arrived
A 63-year-old woman who uses a walker has been arrested after allegedly attempting to rob a New Orleans bank.
Cathy Lynn Hamilton handed a note to a cashier at a Chase Bank branch that read, “Your bank is being robbed; put money in the pocket or people will get hurt.’
Security footage saw Hamilton patiently queuing up holding her walker.
The teller complied with her request and gave her $500.
But Hamilton didn’t get very far because mobility wasn’t her forte.
Cathy Lynn Hamilton, 63, was arrested in New Orleans after allegedly attempting to rob a Chase Bank branch while using a walker to aid her mobility
Hamilton handed a bank clerk a note that read, “Your bank is being robbed; put money in the pocket or people will get hurt.’
Once outside the bank, a branch security officer escorted her back to the branch where she was held until police arrived.
New Orleans Police Department and FBI agents subsequently took her into custody.
It is Hamilton’s second attempted bank robbery, with her previous attempt being made in 2014 at a Whitney National Bank branch.
On that occasion, court records describe how she similarly passed a note to the cashier demanding that cash be put in a bag immediately.
But the cashier stopped and Hamilton left the bank empty-handed.
Hamilton was given $500 but did not get very far due to her limited mobility and was apprehended by bank security and promptly detained until police arrived whereupon she was duly arrested
The alleged robbery took place at the Chase Bank on North Broad Street in New Orleans
Hamilton managed to get through the front door of the bank but was taken back inside by security where she had to wait for the police to arrive
She was apprehended shortly after while trying to escape – this time on a bicycle.
In 2015, Hamilton pleaded guilty to bank robbery, and U.S. District Judge Ivan Lemelle sentenced her to two years in prison.
During her sentencing, Judge Lemelle recommended that Hamilton undergo an evaluation for substance abuse and physical and mental health problems while serving her sentence.
Her probation was revoked in 2017 for unknown reasons. Federal prison records indicate she was released again in 2018.