By Steve Irsay, Court TV
FORT WORTH, Texas (Court TV) - Perhaps he was on his way to a career fair, but Frederick McDowell wasn’t seeking a job when he walked into a bank with his resume in hand.
According to police, McDowell, 32, used the back of his resume to print a robbery note, which stated that he had a bomb, to hold up a Wells Fargo Bank on July 15.
After a teller placed a few thousand dollars in his bag, McDowell left the bank - and left his note behind.
To his credit, McDowell did try to conceal the resume by taping a sheet of black construction paper on the opposite side of the note, police said.
But when crime scene officers looking for fingerprints peeled back the construction paper they found the second page of McDowell’s typed resume, complete with his name and work and education experience.
According to the resume, McDowell had a high school diploma and had worked clerical jobs. Now he is going to have experience with federal authorities.
Armed with the revealing resume, police obtained a federal bank robbery warrant for McDowell and followed a tip that led them to the suspect, who was staying at a Motel 6 in Fort Worth, on July 19.
McDowell remains in custody awaiting a hearing in Fort Worth federal court on July 28, according to FBI (news - web sites) Detective Carlos Ortega, who does not know why McDowell used his resume to write his note but called it “an odd deal.”
McDowell faces charges of bank robbery and could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison if convicted, according to Ortega.