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Got this one from my dad today...


Bank Robber's Wish to Go to Prison Granted
He Says Jail Time Would Tide Him Over Until Retirement

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct. 12) - A man who couldn't find steady work came
up with a plan to make it through the next few years until he could
collect Social Security: He robbed a bank, then handed the money to a
guard and waited for police.

On Wednesday, Timothy J. Bowers told a judge a three-year prison
sentence would suit him, and the judge obliged.

"At my age, the jobs available to me are minimum-wage jobs. There is
age discrimination out there," Bowers, who turns 63 in a few weeks,
told Judge Angela White.

The judge told him: "It's unfortunate you feel this is the only way
to deal with the situation." Bowers said he had been able to find
only odd jobs after the drug wholesaler he made deliveries for closed
in 2003. He walked to a bank and handed a teller a note demanding
cash in an envelope. The teller gave him four $20 bills and pushed a
silent alarm. Bowers handed the money to a security guard standing in
the lobby and told him it was his day to be a hero.

He pleaded guilty to robbery, and a court-ordered psychological exam
found him competent.

"It's a pretty sad story when someone feels that's their only
alternative," said defense attorney Jeremy W. Dodgion, who described
Bowers as "a charming old man."

Prosecutors had considered arguing against putting Bowers in prison
at taxpayer expense, but they worried he would do something more
reckless to be put behind bars.

"It's not the financial plan I would choose, but it's a financial
plan," prosecutor Dan Cable said.
 




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