Too Tall Bandit

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Too Tall Bandit

    The Too Tall Bandit is the nickname given to an unidentified serial bank robber suspected of robbing 16 banks in North Carolina, South Carolina, & Tennessee since 2009.  His first known robbery was at the Volunteer State Bank on November 27, 2009.  His latest known robbery happened at the United Community Bank in Etowah, North Carolina, on November 27, 2020.

Photo of the Too Tall Bandit by ABC


The suspect is described as the following

  • Between 6'2 & 6'6. (188 - 198 centimeters)
  • About 40 years old
  • Between 210 & 250 pounds. (95 - 113 kilograms)
  • Speaks in a deep voice
  • Walks with a limp on his right leg
  • May have brown eyes
    The suspect is most active in the month of November, robbing a total of 11 banks during that month.  The suspect is heavily disguised in every robbery, covered from head to toe in a mask, coat, gloves, pants, & sneakers in every robbery.  He is known to take multiple year-long breaks between robberies.

Map of Robberies

The suspect is believed to be responsible for the following 16 bank robberies.
  • November 27, 2009, Volunteer State Bank, 2920 Highway 31 W, White House, Tennessee
  • November 12, 2010, Sumner Bank & Trust, 780 Browns Lane, Gallatin, Tennessee
  • November 09, 2012, SunTrust Bank, 731 Cool Springs Blvd., Franklin, Tennessee
  • March 31, 2014, First Tennessee Bank, 11864 Kingston Pike, Farragut, Tennessee
  • November 24, 2014, Tri-Summit Bank, 156 East Broadway Blvd., Jefferson City, Tennessee
  • November 13, 2015, Home Federal Bank, 3671 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
  • October 27, 2016, Capital Bank, 136 Concord Road, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • November 25, 2016, First Citizens Bank, 104 Edgewood Street, Lyman, South Carolina
  • November 16, 2016, Home Trust Bank, 140 Airport Road, Arden, North Carolina
  • November 17, 2017, BB&T Bank, 263 East Broadway Blvd., Jefferson City, Tennessee
  • November 24, 2017, Citizen’s National Bank, 813 Huckleberry Lane, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • October 26, 2018, BB&T Bank, 818 Church St., N. Concord, North Carolina
  • December 21, 2018, BB&T Bank, 850 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, North Carolina
  • January 04, 2019, SunTrust Bank, 731 Cool Springs Blvd., Franklin, Tennessee
  • November 06, 2020, First Bank, 2 Market St., Brevard, North Carolina
  • November 27, 2020, United Community Bank, 50 United Bank Dr., Etowah, North Carolina


More photos of the Too Tall bandit

FBI contact information
    A $15,000 reward is being offered by the FBI for the identity of the Too Tall Bandit. If you have any information about the perpetrator, please call 1-800-225-5324.

Sources
1. FBI 
2. WCNC
3. ABC

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