Uzi selfie leads to bank robbery arrest (Video)

It seems that stupidity goes hand in hand with criminal activity these days. If you commit a bank robbery it is best not to post a selfie with a very distinguishable long barrel Uzi - while also wearing the same clothes that you were wearing while robbing said bank.

Jules Bahler, 21, was arrested after robbing a Chemical Bank branch in Bay City, MI. According to the sworn statement from FBI agent Sean Callaghan quoted in the Smoking Gun article, Bahler “displayed what appeared to be a black sub machine gun and demanded money,”



Local police learned of his Facebook page and provided the details to the FBI. The page included photos of him posing with “what appeared to be a sub machine gun and wearing clothes matching those used in the aforementioned bank robberies,” reported Callaghan. The affidavit does not reveal how the cop identified Bahler as a possible suspect.

Authorities conducted a controlled traffic stop of Bahler and found the Uzi inside a duffle bag at his feet. During questioning, Bahler admitted to the robbery along with 2 others that had occurred recently.

He is currently being held pending his detention hearing which is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon in U.S. District Court in Detroit.