Deputies: Man Robs Bank, Gets Change To Pay Taxi Driver

October 3, 2012

A bank robber was caught Tuesday after making his getaway in a taxi and stopping to get change to pay the driver.

The Bank of America  on Nine Mile Road near Palafox was held up about 4:10 p.m. Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies said 33-year old Terry Dewayne Gideon fled the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash in a Yellow Cab. Deputies caught up with the cab and Gideon a short time later.

During the investigation, deputies learned that Gideon had gone into a nearby Applebee’s restaurant  to get change from the stolen money to pay the taxi driver.

There were no injuries reported and no weapons were used in the robbery.

Gideon was charged with robbery and providing false information to a law enforcement officer. He remains in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $16,000.

Comments

13 Responses to “Deputies: Man Robs Bank, Gets Change To Pay Taxi Driver”

  1. cabby on October 4th, 2012 7:27 am

    I drove a cab for a while and i understand that as a driver I always tried to keep my money count low so not to become a target.So i understand the driver stopping so the guy could make change .

  2. becky on October 3rd, 2012 8:59 pm

    I think he wanted to be caught! BB

  3. FLSTCI on October 3rd, 2012 8:52 pm

    Terry Dewayne Gideon ……Here is your sign!

  4. rodney hester on October 3rd, 2012 6:22 pm

    Well I have been driving a cab for 15 years now and I dont see how the driver didnt know what was going on. He made him get change because the driver didnt want the money traced back to him. Of course that is just my opinion and the driver may have just been blind to what was going on.

  5. dnt make any sense on October 3rd, 2012 6:07 pm

    Thats what being greedy gets you. He had just robbed a bank He could’ve given the taxi driver an even $100.00 and called it a day. But instead he wanted to give the taxi driver only what was owed to him. In this case Shaking my head

  6. SHO-NUFF on October 3rd, 2012 2:45 pm

    Some folks will do just about anything to go to Jail!!

  7. Ben Thar on October 3rd, 2012 12:50 pm

    Well of course he rode in a taxi. ECAT doesn’t have a stop at that bank.

  8. DJSheffied on October 3rd, 2012 12:47 pm

    He will should be featured on the next “DUMBEST CRIMINALS!”

  9. kevin enfinger on October 3rd, 2012 11:30 am

    wow a crime as serious as this and he only get s 16k bond. i mean wth.

  10. Tina on October 3rd, 2012 10:02 am

    He actually came over to Apple beee’s asking them to change a $50.00 bill because the cab driver refused to take it <<<<according to the staff and manager

  11. Jane on October 3rd, 2012 8:22 am

    i saw all the leos and the chase. It was amazing!!!

  12. Carolyn Bramblett on October 3rd, 2012 5:58 am

    Yes. He road to the bank in the taxi. He left in the taxi.

  13. Kelvin on October 2nd, 2012 8:13 pm

    Tell me wasn’t a passenger in the cab. ” get me outa here and step on it”!!

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