Alleged robber hid loot in fake leg

Published: Nov. 18, 2008 at 6:30 PM

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Authorities said they have arrested a wheelchair-bound man accused of robbing a Merritt Island, Fla., bank and hiding the cash in his prosthetic leg.

Brevard County sheriff's deputies arrested Christopher Warren Reed, 45, Friday about 10 minutes after he allegedly robbed Space Coast Credit Union, the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel reported Tuesday.

Deputies allege Reed entered the credit union in his motorized wheelchair at about 4 p.m. and told a teller that he was armed with an explosive. He left the bank with an undisclosed amount of money and hid the loot in his prosthetic leg, investigators said.

The Sheriff's Office said Reed told deputies that he had been ordered to commit the robbery by two people who threatened him with a gun.

Reed was charged with robbery, grand theft, threatening to use a hoax explosive device and aggravated assault.

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