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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- An 80-year-old Missouri man with a pellet gun said he robbed a bank and tried to hold up another so he could give away the money, court documents show.
Retired railroad engineer Augusta Cannon was charged with attempted robbery of a U.S. Bank branch in Kansas City. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert E. Larsen ordered him held without bond pending trial after a hearing Wednesday, The Kansas City Star reported.
Cannon allegedly pointed a gun at the teller demanding money, but left when told the teller had none, the newspaper said.
After his arrest Monday, Cannon allegedly told FBI investigators he used the same pellet gun about 15 minutes later to rob a UMB branch of about $8,700.
He said his motive in both instances was to give the stolen money to underprivileged children, the Star reported.
Bank employees said $,8,700 was taken in the robbery, but Cannon told police he had given away most of what he took.
Cannon has not been charged in the alleged robbery and less than $1,000 was found at his home in a subsequent search.
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