Colorado Bank Robber Arrested After Tossing Cash Around While Screaming 'Merry Christmas'

WWJD, etc.

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A man was arrested at a local Starbucks after holding up a bank in Colorado Springs on Monday afternoon, with reports noting with obvious glee that the individual in question had tossed money around and shouted "Merry Christmas!" during the robbery.

65-year-old David Wayne Oliver is also said to have "threatened the use of a weapon" at the bank, per Reuters, from which he made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. Some of that cash, however, was used for the aforementioned tossing around portion of the hold-up.

"He robbed the bank, came out, threw the money all over the place," a witness at the Academy Bank location told local outlet KKTV. "He started throwing money out of the bag and then said, 'Merry Christmas!'"

On December 23, David Oliver was booked into the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center following a bank robbery in the 00 block of Tejon Street. Police Blotter #27498 https://t.co/CjbvRoi0Lc

Mugshot: David Oliver, 65 pic.twitter.com/lNCJAwS9jE

— Colorado Springs Police Department (@CSPDPIO) December 24, 2019

Oliver, per an update from the Colorado Springs Police Department, was ultimately taken in at a nearby coffee spot. "The suspect was found sitting in front of a nearby coffee shop and was taken into custody without incident by responding patrol officers," police said of their interactions with Oliver, who noticeably possessed a white beard at the time.

Guys.

The mugshot for the man who yelled "Merry Christmas" after he robbed a bank, throwing the money on the sidewalk.

We were already calling him #SantaRobber before in the newsroom...now this. pic.twitter.com/PAVrTmmuAP

— Spencer Wilson (@Spencer_WNews) December 24, 2019

Anyway, emulating any of this is likely not the best move this holiday season, but I digress.

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