Man Googled 'How To Rob Bank' Before Trying It Out, Police Say

Authorities say a Florida man googled 'how to rob a bank' before trying his hand at it. 

William Joe Johnson, 26, was arrested Monday in the Oct. 5 robbery of an Achieva Credit Union in Largo, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office officials said.

Source: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office

Authorities say Johnson approached a bank teller, implied he had a gun and demanded cash. The teller gave him money and he fled the bank, officials said.

Johnson was identified as the suspect and found at an Express Inn, where he was taken into custody, officials said.

He allegedly told detectives he needed money so he googled "how to rob a bank," authorities said. 

Johnson said he used the stolen money to pay his rent, utilities and go on a drug binge, authorities said. 

The money ran out and he had planned to rob another bank but was arrested before then, authorities said.

Johnson faces a robbery charge. 


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