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J. L. Hunter "Red" Rountree
J. L. Hunter "Red" Rountree (December 16, , in Brownwood, Texas – October 12, , in Springfield, Missouri) was an American folk hero who was believed to have been the world's oldest active bank robber.[1] On August 12, , Rountree walked into the First American Bank (now Citibank N.A.) in Abilene, Texas, to hand a large envelope to the teller marked "robbery." Moments later, Rountree sped off in a Buick Regal with $2, in small bills.
He was arrested shortly thereafter when a witness wrote down his car license plate number.
Red rountree biography
The robbery at First American Bank was his third in five years. Rountree's first robbery took place in when at the age of 86, he held up SouthTrust Bank in Biloxi, Mississippi. He was arrested shortly afterward and was later convicted.
Rountree was sentenced to three years probation. His second robbery was at Nations Bank in Pensacola, Florida. He was again caught and convicted, this time receiving a sentence of three yea