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| Man pleads guilty to robbing Kansas bank as pretext to escape wife | Man pleads guilty to robbing Kansas bank as pretext to escape wife |
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| A 70-year-old man who told investigators after robbing a Kansas bank that he'd rather be imprisoned than with his wife has admitted carrying out the hold-up. | A 70-year-old man who told investigators after robbing a Kansas bank that he'd rather be imprisoned than with his wife has admitted carrying out the hold-up. |
| Lawrence Ripple pleaded guilty on Monday in Kansas City, Kansas, to a federal bank robbery count. | |
| He faces up to 20 years in prison. | |
| Court documents show that Ripple gave a Kansas City bank teller a note in September demanding cash and warning he had a gun. Ripple grabbed nearly $3,000, sat in the lobby and told a guard he was the “guy he was looking for.” | Court documents show that Ripple gave a Kansas City bank teller a note in September demanding cash and warning he had a gun. Ripple grabbed nearly $3,000, sat in the lobby and told a guard he was the “guy he was looking for.” |
| An FBI agent says Ripple had argued with his wife earlier and told her in writing he'd “rather be in jail than at home.” | An FBI agent says Ripple had argued with his wife earlier and told her in writing he'd “rather be in jail than at home.” |
| The Kansas City Star reports that Ripple's wife accompanied him to court Monday. | The Kansas City Star reports that Ripple's wife accompanied him to court Monday. |
| AP | AP |
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