Bizarre moment New Orleans woman 63, on a walker tries to rob bank passing note to teller saying ‘Your bank is being robbed – put money in bag or people are going to 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 note to a teller stating: ‘Your bank is being robbed; put money in bag or people are going to get hurt.’
- She was given $500 but didn’t get far due to her limited mobility and was apprehended by bank security and promptly held until the police arrived
A 63-year-old woman using a walker has been arrested after she allegedly attempted to rob a bank in New Orleans.
Cathy Lynn Hamilton passed a note to a teller at a Chase Bank branch that read: ‘Your bank is being robbed; put money in bag or people are going to get hurt.’
Security footage saw Hamilton standing patiently in line as she clutched her walker.
The teller complied with her request and gave her $500.
But Hamilton didn’t make it far with mobility not being her strong point.
Cathy Lynn Hamilton, 63, was arrested in New Orleans after allegedly attempting to rob a branch of Chase Bank while using a walker to aid her mobility
Hamilton handed a note to a teller stating: ‘Your bank is being robbed; put money in bag or people are going to get hurt.’
Once outside of the bank, a security officer from the branch escorted her back inside the branch where she was held until the police arrived.
Officers with the New Orleans Police Department and FBI then took her into custody.
It is Hamilton’s second attempted bank robbery, with her previous attempt occurring in 2014 at a Whitney National Bank branch.
On that occasion, court records detail how she similarly passed a note to the teller demanding cash immediately be placed into a bag.
But the teller stalled and Hamilton left the bank empty handed.
Hamilton was given $500 but didn’t get far due to her limited mobility and was apprehended by bank security and promptly held until the 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 outside the front door of the bank but was brought back inside by security where she had to wait for the police to arrive
She was apprehended shortly afterwards while attempting to make a getaway – this time on a bike.
In 2015, Hamilton pleaded guilty to a bank robbery charge, and U.S. District Judge Ivan Lemelle sentenced her to two years in federal prison.
During her sentencing, Judge Lemelle recommended that Hamilton undergo evaluation for substance abuse, as well as physical and mental health issues, while serving her sentence.
Her probation was revoked in 2017 for undisclosed reasons. Federal prison records indicate that she was released once again in 2018.
