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BIRMINGHAM, England, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A 19-year-old man will spend 2 1/2 years in jail for robbing a bank in Birmingham, England, only to be caught hiding just down the street.
Birmingham Crown Court sentenced Christopher Walker for attacking a bank security guard Oct. 22 and making off with $41,200 in cash during what his defense attorney termed an "incompetent" crime, the Daily Mail reported Friday.
Walker's attorney, Raglan Ashton, said his client had not planned out the robbery as evidenced by Walker's decision to hide from authorities in his home across the street from the bank.
"Although serious, this robbery was somewhat incompetent. It was a spur of the moment decision and was always going to be detected by police within a matter of minutes," Ashton said of his client, who was caught by police shortly after the theft.
Despite the incompetence defense, Judge Sylvia De Bertodano accepted Walker's guilty plea on robbery charges Thursday and sentenced him to 10 months in jail.
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