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Hyde Park Man Admits To Robbing Bank With BB Gun: Feds
A Hyde Park man pleaded guilty this week to robbing a bank with a bb gun and now faces up to 25 years behind bars.
Paul Whooten, 59, admitted on Thursday, Jan. 12, to robbing a Rockland Truck Bank in 2019, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.
Investigators said Whooten entered the Hyde Park branch wearing “a long dark coat, black reflective jacket, a black knit hat, black sunglasses, and gloves," carrying what appeared to be a rifle, authorities said.
"Give me all of your money," he told the teller, before escaping with more than $13,500 in cash in a bag.
He didn…
