FBI arrests suspect when agent recognizes him at coffee shop

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The FBI says agents nabbed a suspected bank robber when he showed up at a coffee shop near the bureau's Portland office.

A federal magistrate on Wednesday ordered that 58-year-old Timmie Lee Smith be jailed following an initial court appearance.

The robberies occurred Oct. 7 and 12 in downtown Portland. Authorities say an agent who had seen bank surveillance photos spotted Smith at a coffee shop a few blocks from the FBI's office near Portland International Airport.

The agent investigating the robberies arrived and approached Smith. He was taken into custody without incident.


This undated photo supplied by the Multnomah County Sheriff's office shows Timmie Lee Smith. The FBI says agents nabbed the suspected bank robber when he showed up at a coffee shop near the bureau's Portland office. (Multnomah County Sheriff via AP)

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/433f84dfe4be421fb30e26abc0eebeab/fbi-arrests-suspect-when-agent-recognizes-him-coffee-shop

[mia]

1. An unforgettable face.

Perhaps he wanted to be caught.

[jberryhill]

2. Never let them use your real name on the cup!

[niyad]

3. sooooooo, he didn't know how close this was to the fbi office?

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Exactly Where I Went Niyad!

The guy can case a bank but doesn't know to stay away from the FBI office? What a dunce!

[jtuck004]

4. You're just not awake until you've had that first cup... n/t

[bluedigger]

5. When asked what he was doing there, he told them "that's where the coffee is".

[iandhr]

6. lol

[Unknown Beatle]

7. Rick Scott?

[Judi Lynn]

8. That would make the agent's day. Congratulations! n/t