By Joshua Koch
KTXT News Staff
Lubbock, TX – On Thursday more details were released to the media following the successful apprehension of Tommy Ray Beadles, 61, who attempted to rob the City Bank on 82nd and Quaker Wednesday afternoon.
Sergeant Johnathan Stewart, the Lubbock Police Department Public Information Officer, addressed the media initially providing more
Tommy Ray Beadles, 61, charged with aggravated kidnapping. Photo Courtesy of Lubbock Police Department.
details into what actually happened.
First off, according to Stewart, Beadles gun was not real as it was a toy gun that he had wrapped in black tape to make it look like a real gun and he had it in his waist band.
According to Stewart, Beadles entered the bank around 3:20 p.m. just to conduct general business, then returned 10 minutes later, walked into a loan officer’s office, shut the door and said he had a gun.
From this point the loan officer contacted Officer Kody Nesbitt, who is a friend of the victim, and told him what was going on.
Officer Nesbitt, who was off-duty at the time just checking email and performing other chores at his home when he received the call, said he went straight into patrol mode and he needed to figure out how he could help his friend.
Along with the loan officer, according to Sergeant Stewart, there were six employees in the building at the time.
After being able to negotiate Beadles out of the bank peacefully he was arrested.
Sergeant Stewart said Beadles has been charged with aggravated kidnapping, which can carry a sentence of five to 99 years in prison and also the possibility of a fine up to $10,000.
Sergeant Stewart could not comment on the mental state of Beadles at this time as the investigation is still on-going.
Be sure to check back as we will continue to update this story.
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