14 DAY TRIAL // In a report issued this Friday, July 3, law enforcement officers at the New York City Police Department announce the arrest of a 23-year-old man named Kelvin Dennison.
The man was taken into police custody on Wednesday, a couple of days after having robbed a bank in Queens in broad daylight, NY Post informs. Oddly enough, Kelvin Dennison managed to pull off the heist despite being in a wheelchair.
The 23-year-old, who can no longer use his legs because of an injury he sustained in a shooting he was involved in when he was but a teenager, is now held on $15,000 (about €13,500) bail. He stands accused of third-degree robbery.
Word has it this is not Kelvin Dennison's first run-in with the law. Since the start of the year, the man has been arrested on two other occasions, for criminal contempt and endangering the life of a child.
The robbery didn't quite pay off
As mentioned, it was on Monday that Kelvin Dennison robbed the Queens bank. Surveillance footage shows him entering the bank, passing a note demanding cash to the teller and then simply rolling himself away.
Apparently, the bank teller didn't argue with Kelvin Dennison and gave him the money because he was under the impression that the wheelchair-bound man had a gun. According to the officers investigating his case, however, Kelvin Dennison did not at any time actually flash a weapon.
In their report, New York City Police Department law enforcement officers say the 23-year-old stole a grand total of $1,212 (€1,092), less than one tenth his bail. So no, the robbery didn't quite pay off. More so since Kelvin Dennison was tracked down and imprisoned a couple of days after the heist.
For now, it is unclear whether the cash stolen from the Santander Bank in Queens by wheelchair-bound Kelvin Dennison was recovered when the young man was taken into police custody or if maybe officers are still looking for the money.