Toothy Evidence Convicts Miami's 'Bumbling Robber'
MIAMI (Reuters) - A man the FBI dubbed the "bumbling bank robber" was
convicted after investigators matched his DNA to the gold teeth knocked out
when a van hit the fleeing suspect, prosecutors said Wednesday. Charles
Edward Jones was convicted of bank robbery on Tuesday in U.S. District Court
and faces up to life imprisonment, U.S. Attorney Marcos Jimenez said. On Sept.
30, 2002, Jones walked into a Wachovia Bank in Miami, pulled a gun from his
pocket and robbed a teller of about $16,000, according to trial evidence. As he
ran out of the bank, he stuffed the gun into his waistband, accidentally firing it
into his pants. The bullet missed him but when he stepped into the street he was
hit by a van delivering school lunches in the area, investigators said. Jones
managed to stumble to a waiting car, leaving two gold teeth, his gun and hat
lying in the street. The FBI later matched DNA from the teeth with Jones' DNA,
proving he had been in the bank. Full story