Thief only pretends to use burger, 'bom' to rob bank
Nathan Pugh, pictured, is described by authorities as a career criminal. He's
probably going to retire from a life of crime after an embarrassing attempt at robbing a bank in Dallas, TX, according to cops.
For the sake of ease, stupidity will be highlighted in bold.
On Monday, July 26, the alleged robber walked into a bank where he's a customer, and pushed a note through the window to the teller that read "this is not a bag of food," referring to the Whataburger bag he was holding. The note claimed that the bag was actually a "bom."
The teller remained calm and told Pugh, 49, that she would need his identification in order to give him any money. He handed her his debit card from the bank.
When he demanded $2,000, the teller then said she would need a second form of identification to take out that kind of money. Pugh then handed her a Texas ID card while she hit a silent alarm.
Pugh settled for the $900 in the till, put it in his shirt pocket and turned to exit. He was greeted by two Dallas police officers standing near the door and took a hostage-- a woman holding a child. He ordered the woman to put down the baby and "if she didn't cooperate, he would kill her," according to the arrest report.
The feisty mother wrestled him to the ground. She was not threatened by his weapon; a Whataburger bag.
Pugh is being held at the Seagoville Federal Prison.
