Bank president befriends soldier who robbed him

[JayS]

June 13, 2004, 11:06PM
Bank president befriends soldier who robbed him
By KIMBERLY HEFLING
Associated Press
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/2625401



FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Seven hours from his Army post and thousands of miles from the Iraq war he left behind, Master Sgt. Kenneth Schweitzer confessed to walking into an Iowa bank, firing shots into the ceiling and walking out with a bag of cash.

He drove straight to a police station and turned himself in, saying he didn't need the money, he just wanted to live in an 8-by-8 foot cell, authorities said.

The case has baffled police and acquaintances of Schweitzer, a 38-year-old father and decorated soldier who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division. He told police his war experience was not related to the robbery, but some say there must be a connection.

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To Ed Johnstone, a Navy veteran and the bank's president, one thing is clear: Schweitzer needed help. Johnstone asked the local prosecutor to transfer the case to military courts, where Schweitzer could get the best counseling.

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[oldcoot]

1. What a sad story

I hope that this poor man gets the help that he needs.

[JayS]

2. It sounds like he is getting the help that he needs. I'm sure there...

...are lots more out there that are not though.