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'Handsome bandit' suspect arrested
Was wanted in Jan. 30 bank robbery in Texas
Updated: Tuesday, 14 Feb 2012, 3:55 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 14 Feb 2012, 3:55 PM EST
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — A Southeast Texas man suspected of being the so-called "tall, dark and handsome" bandit has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a bank robbery charge.
John Steven Stark was charged Tuesday, six days after the 46-year-old from Daisetta, Texas, was arrested following a different bank robbery in Beaumont.
Prosecutors say Stark entered a Bank of America branch in Beaumont on Jan. 30 and gave a teller a note saying "This is a bank robbery." The teller handed over $3,338 in cash. Authorities say Stark was identified through surveillance video.
Stark was arrested Feb. 8 shortly after a Prosperity Bank branch in Beaumont was robbed. He was wanted for questioning in a Feb. 2 bank holdup in Houston.
An attorney for Stark didn't immediately return messages seeking comment
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