Police: Bank robbery suspect had cash in underwear
A woman accused of robbing a bank in West Ocean City on Monday morning was found at an addiction shelter with the stolen money in her underwear, according to charging documents.
Bonnie Gay Bosman Taylor, 56, of West Ocean City was identified by Maryland State Police and the Worcester Bureau of Investigation as the suspect in the robbery of the Farmer's Bank of Willards on Monday morning.
Maryland State troopers from the Berlin Barrack responded to the bank location at 12641 Ocean Gateway at 9:07 a.m. Monday following the report of a bank robbery. Tellers described a heavy-set older white woman dressed in black with a knit hat who handed one teller a note that said, "I have a gun, I will kill you."
The suspect asked for the money in the teller's drawer, according to the charging documents.
The teller handed the suspect $5,160 in cash, including "bait money," which are bills with serial numbers recorded so that the money could be tracked later.
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Tellers identified the suspect from a photo capture from bank surveillance footage. Investigators also obtained surveillance footage from the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant next to the bank. Police found that the suspect had stopped there to order coffee and use the restroom before walking in the direction of the bank, charging documents stated.
After the robbery, the suspect returned to the KFC and changed her clothes in the restroom before leaving, according to court documents.
A KFC employee who was familiar with Taylor, identified her by name.
Investigators discovered Taylor at the Worcester Addiction Cooperative Service Center later Monday morning, according to court documents. She was still in possession of $4,580 of the stolen money, including the bait money, which she had stashed in her underwear.
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Taylor was arrested without incident and charged in Snow Hill at 5:26 p.m.
After agreeing to cooperate with the investigation, Taylor admitted to the crime, according to charging documents.
If found guilty, Taylor could serve up to 20 years in prison.