A former Marine, already irritated about the disappearance of $100 from his bank account, tackled a suspected robber who came into the bank wielding a fire extinguisher and demanding cash.
Timothy Armstead was waiting at the Washington Mutual Bank branch in Decatur, Georgia, to discuss the missing money when the man came in and told bank employees he had a bomb. The man gave them five minutes to get $2,000, police said.
When the man then tried to walk out with the money, Armstead, 27, knocked him to the ground. He held the man down — lecturing him until authorities arrived.
"I just told him it was a very stupid decision and now you get to spend 20 years of your life just for taking some money," Armstead told WSB-TV.
The man was taken to jail on suspicion of armed robbery.
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