The Loan Ranger Bandit[1] is an American bank robber who committed a series of bank robberies throughout the states of Texas, Mississippi, Kentucky and Arkansas,[2] beginning in 2009. The Loan Ranger Bandit has been positively identified as 37-year-old Richard Swicegood of Waxahachie, Texas following a traffic stop by Arkansas State Police in early July, 2014 thanks to his trademark mask, gun and bag with a dollar sign on it. The traffic stop followed a robbery of the Summit Bank in Benton, Arkansas on July 1, 2014 believed to have been committed by Swicegood.[3][4]
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The robber is responsible for at least ten separate bank robberies according to the FBI.[5] In addition, the FBI's major case hotline cites a number of initial options to a caller, one of which is for those seeking to provide information to the FBI on the Loan Ranger Bandit. On March 11, 2015, a federal judge sentenced 38-year-old Richard Wayne Swicegood (aka “Lone Ranger Bandit”) of Waxahachie, Texas, to 40 years in federal prison for committing 13 armed bank robberies in Texas and Arkansas.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Loan Ranger Bandit Sought by FBI". FBI Archives. 2013-06-13. Archived from the original on 2018-07-12.
- ^ ""Lone Ranger Bandit" Sought For Robberies Here; Reward Offered". Kwtx.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ^ "Benton bank robbery suspect arrested, charged in 3 cases". THV11. 2014-07-02. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "Court documents show 'Loan Ranger Bandit' served prison time for 2001 bank robbery". KLTV. 2014-07-03. Archived from the original on 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ ""Loan Ranger Bandit" Robbing Banks Across Texas". CBS Dallas / Fort Worth. Dfw.cbslocal.com. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2013-10-07.