After taking $3000 from the teller, he told the security guard that he was the one the police were looking for, before sitting quietly in the lobby.
In a radio interview, Ripple’s wife says he began acting strangely following a fight they had over a broken dryer. She said she had never seen him like this in their 33-year marriage.
Ripple has been charged with bank robbery and if convicted could face 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.