three teenagers Had made Their robbery of a north Houston bank made national headlines, but their juvenile reign of terror ended with the actions of their parents. sent them To the police.
Police said the children were 11, 12 and 16 years old.
No other details about the trio have been released due to their ages.
According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the boys handed the threatening note to a teller at a Wells Fargo bank in Greenspoint just after 3 p.m. Thursday. Although the boys had not displayed any weapons, the cashier believed them to be armed and were able to flee on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.
Witnesses initially described the children as being between 14 and 18 years old.
Information began to gather after the FBI office in Houston released surveillance photos of the children. The parents of two of the boys contacted police, and the third boy was identified by law enforcement after an argument. Investigators said they recovered weapons as well as other items not seen in photos taken during the robbery.
The children will be charged with second-degree felony robbery by threat. They could be placed on probation until age 18 or in juvenile prison until age 19, according to a criminal defense attorney who spoke to KTRK-TV.
They were dubbed the “Little Rascals” by the FBI during the initial solicitation for information from the public.
Former Juvenile District Court Judge Mike Schneider told KTRK it’s very unusual for a bank robbery suspect to be this young.
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” he said. “I was thinking that this is either a very low level of sophistry, or that the adults had something to do with it. That’s not unusual. There are less severe penalties for children, so adults It’s not uncommon for criminals to encourage children to commit crimes.” ”
Law enforcement officials have not said whether other suspects were involved in the alleged bank robbery.
On social media, some used the opportunity to mock the FBI when it first asked for help identifying the children’s perpetrators.
“I don’t know what’s more embarrassing: the bank was robbed by middle school kids or the feds can’t find them.” answered 1 X user.
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