Bank Robber Arrested

A homeless man was taken into custody shortly after robbing the Whitehead branch of Centennial Bank today. Stephen Daniel Stump, 36, is being charged with robbery and falsely reporting an explosive device.

Key West Police received a report of the robbery at 12:32 this afternoon. According to witnesses, Stump walked into the bank, demanded money and told the teller he had a bomb in his backpack. While being interviewed, one of the witnesses looked out the window and saw the suspect standing in front of the bank.

Stump was arrested without incident, and police called out the Monroe County Sheriff’s bomb squad to ensure that Stump’s backpack did not contain explosives. It was deemed safe, and the area was reopened to traffic.

After the arrest, detectives discovered that Stump had walked out of the bank after the robbery and gone into a nearby bar for a drink. He paid with a $50 bill from the robbery, telling the bartender to keep the change. When he heard sirens, he apparently returned to the bank and was apprehended. All of the money was recovered.

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