An Arkansas lawyer was arrested last week after allegedly attempting to rob an armored car outside of a Bank of America in Little Rock. Chad Green, the accused attorney, was shot in the process, but managed to hop onto his getaway bicycle and pedal away as he attempted to evade law enforcement.
The Arkansas Times has the details:
The police report states John Martin, an employee of Loomis Armored Services, was servicing an ATM outside the Bank of America location on Geyer Springs Road just before 8 a.m. Wednesday when Green approached him.
Mr. Martin stated the white male subject immediately sprayed him with mace several times, so he pulled his service weapon and fired a couple shots at the subject. Mr. Martin stated the subject went to the ground and was yelling, but within a few seconds the suspect hopped onto his bicycle and fled west toward the woods.
Despite fleeing the scene on a bicycle, Green apparently had a getaway vehicle nearby. A short time later, state police located Green on the shoulder of I-430 near Rodney Parham Road. Green told the officers he had been shot, he was taken to a local hospital for medical attention, and his vehicle “was towed to the crime scene bay for processing,” police said.
Green was taken to a nearby hospital and was listed as being in stable condition.
Local NBC affiliate KARK 4 was able to speak to people who know Green, who said this sort of behavior was “out of character” for him, and that his family and friends had been “concerned about his state of mind” prior to the attempted robbery.
It seems that Green, a criminal defense attorney, may now need his own criminal defense attorney. Best of luck to him as he navigates the other side of the legal system.
North Little Rock lawyer shot in attempted armored-car robbery [Arkansas Times]
North Little Rock defense attorney identified as suspect shot in attempted armored truck robbery at Bank of America [KARK 4]
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