A 74 year old woman who lost her life savings to scammers in an attempt to get back her money, decided to rob a bank at gun point in Ohio but she couldn’t get away with it as she has been arrested by the police and was able to get away with only $500.
The woman known as Ann Mayers robbed an Ohio credit union last week April 19 and faces counts of aggravated robbery with a firearm and tampering with evidence in Friday’s robber Fairfield township, north of Cincinnati.
Ann Mayers who according to family members had been a victim of an online scam and although she had told them weeks prior to her robbery of her decision to rob, they thought it was a joke and didn’t take it seriously but the law is the law and if she’s convicted she could spend up to 15 years in prison.
She was arrested at her Hamilton home few hours after the robbery, a post on Fairfield Police’s facebook page said and a hand gun was found in her car, which she used for the robbery.
Ann Mayers allegedly told investigators with the Fairfield Township Police Department (FTPD) that she was the person who walked into the AurGroup Financial Credit Union Bank and demanded a teller turn over some of the bank’s cash while brandishing a gun, according to a copy of the complaint.
Bodycam footage taken at the time of her arrest shows that it only took Mayers a few seconds to allegedly confess, as she immediately tells the arresting officers: “I did whatever you’re here for.”
The officers then ask Mayers to be more specific, at which time the footage shows her saying: “The robbery.”
“In that aspect, some may see her as a ‘victim,'” Sgt. Brandon McCroskey told the newspaper.
“Unfortunately, Ann chose to victimize several other people in the bank by robbing it with a firearm as a remedy for her situation.”
If what her relatives say is true, McCroskey called Mayers’ situation “very sad and unfortunate.”
Scams against seniors have become increasingly common over the last 10 to 15 years, according to experts. Among them are so-called grandparent scams in which callers claim to be anyone from a victim’s grandchild to a police officer and tell the victim something terrible happened and that their younger relative needs money
Ann will remain jailed on a $100,000 bond pending an initial court appearance.