Ryan Coogler had ID AND bank card with him when BOA called police.
ATLANTA (AP) — Movie director Ryan Coogler was briefly handcuffed by Atlanta police after a bank teller mistook him for a robber when he passed her a note while trying to withdraw a large amount of cash from his account.
The “Black Panther” director, who is Black, walked into a Bank of America branch Jan. 7 and passed the teller a withdrawal slip with a note written on the back asking her to “be discreet when handing him the cash,” according to a police report. He also had an ID card from California and his Bank of America account card.
He was trying to withdraw more than $10,000, and the teller “received an alert notification” from his account and quickly alerted her manager that Coogler was trying to rob the bank, the report says. The bank employee is a Black woman, the report says.
Police responding to the bank branch in the upscale Buckhead neighborhood saw a black Lexus SUV parked out front with the engine running. An officer talked to the male driver who said he was waiting for Coogler, who was inside the bank. A female passenger gave police the same information.
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When I'm going to withdraw a sizable amount of money from an account I usually ask to speak to a head teller, asst manager or a manager first instead of walking up to a teller that has no clue.
I wouldn't even think of writing on the back of a withdrawal form something like "be discreet when counting out the 10k I want".
Nope but maybe that's just me.
