Police say a Philadelphia man signed himself out of a Chester County rehab center, took a cab to a nearby bank and robbed it using a note scribbled on his discharge papers.
Twenty-five-year-old Jamal Goodwin was arrested Tuesday and charged with robbery, theft and other offenses stemming from Monday’s holdup at Malvern Federal Savings Bank.
Police say Goodwin took just over $5,000 in cash before fleeing in a Main Line Taxi cab.
Unfortunately for Goodwin, police say he left behind a gym bag containing $2,700 worth of the stolen money in the cab along with his wallet and driver’s license. Also in the car were two sweatshirts that a bank teller said belonged to the robber.
It’s unclear if Goodwin has an attorney who could comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Something tells me the picture of the handcuffed hands here don’t belong to Jamal
I think you win the prize!
PERFECT
probably lost his govment benefits, so lets rob a bank and go to federal prison for a place to live rent free with meals and medical
NUM NUTS !!
Rehab worked real well in this case, didn’t it.
THE MAN NEEDED DRUG MONEY HE WAS THINKING ABOUT THE FIX NOTHING ELSE POOR LOST SOUL
The legal condition of Non Compis Mentis needs to be recognized. this guy was permitted to sign himself out of treatment when in the middle of Heroin withdrawal. he was unable to think anything but ” give me money for my fix’ He was in agony. As long as we refuse to see hard drug addiction as a mental condition requiring a legal situation of ” custody” we will not be able to help any of these people. But I suppose this being America we will just Jack him up for the next ten years at club fed at taxpayer expense rather than 2 or three years in a custodial drug treatment program. So who has less mental acuity. America or this junkie??