Police: Robber Locks Keys In Car, Shoots Self In Leg
Man Charged With 8 Felonies In Connection With Botched Bank Robbery
POSTED: 11:57 a.m. EST January 16, 2003
UPDATED: 12:11 p.m. EST January 16, 2003
PORT ROYAL, Va. -- Things didn't exactly go as planned for a masked man suspected of robbing a bank in Virginia on Wednesday.
Authorities say Edward Blaine of Spotsylvania County fled the Union Bank and Trust branch in Port Royal with several thousand dollars -- but then dropped several $100 bills as he tried to stuff the money in his pockets.
They say he then realized that he had locked his keys inside his getaway car and began beating on the window with a piece of wood. The commotion drew the attention of two civilians, who began chasing him.
Sheriffs officials say Blaine tried to shoot them -- but instead shot himself in the leg. When he continued to resist, one of the citizens shot him in the leg, too.
Blaine is charged with eight felonies, including robbery and two counts of attempted murder.
Blaine served nearly 20 years in prison after being convicted of a bank robbery in Maryland in 1963.
