Leprechaun shot dead by Tenessee police.

The_Minister

A Paddy's Day blow-outaway.

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100318/GALLATIN01/100318091/Leprechaun+bank+robber+identified+as+Nashville+%E2%80%9CBad+Santa

A man shot dead after robbing a Gallatin bank dressed as a leprechaun is the same man who robbed a Hermitage bank dressed as Santa in December, according to Gallatin police.

Two men — one dressed like a leprechaun — chose St. Patrick's Day to rob First State Bank, located at 1135 Nashville Pike in Gallatin, firing at police who chased them down busy city streets to a field behind a subdivision, where they were shot dead in a gun battle with officers.

David Christopher Cotton of Wildwood Valley Road in Brentwood was identified as the man in the leprechaun suit who robbed the bank, and Jonathan Ryan Skinner was identified as the driver of the getaway vehicle, according to Gallatin police. Skinner was a student at Western Kentucky University.

Skinner was shot dead by officers; Police believe Cotton committed suicide, but await verification via autopsy.
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The robbers have been linked to a Dec. 22 robbery of Suntrust Bank, located at 4809 Old Hickory Boulevard in Hermitage, during which a man dressed as Santa filled a red sack with money and fled the scene in a gray car parked in a nearby church parking lot, according to Gallatin police, working in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Bank Robbery Task Force. The getaway car used in the Gallatin robbery was a silver Toyota Corolla, according to Sgt. Bill Storment of Gallatin police.

An investigation is ongoing as to whether or not the men were involved in any other unsolved bank robberies.

Neither civilians nor police were harmed in either robbery.

Kristin Helm, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, said the agency currently isn't involved in the shooting probe.

Helm said the TBI looks into officer-related shootings "nine times out of 10," but the bureau only gets involved when the police agency or local prosecutor makes the request.

As of Thursday morning, authorities in Gallatin hadn't made that request, she said.

A joint investigation between the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office, F.B.I. Robbery Task Force and Gallatin Police Department remains ongoing.

Reporter Eric Miller can be contacted at 575-7115 or ebmiller@mtcngroup.com.

Reporters Clay Carey and Chris Echegaray contributed to this story.

Biggins

Cool, they can ship his body over and stick it in our new place in Dublin.
Armed leprechaun's - what next! :eek:

speedboatchase

The_Minister wrote: »

A Paddy's Day blow-outaway.

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100318/GALLATIN01/100318091/Leprechaun+bank+robber+identified+as+Nashville+%E2%80%9CBad+Santa

Did they have to shoot them dead? :eek: Ah I suppose to be sure, to be sure

tony1kenobi

They were after his lucky charms.

DonkeyStyle \o/

Two men — one dressed like a leprechaun — chose St. Patrick's Day to rob First State Bank, located at 1135 Nashville Pike in Gallatin, firing at police who chased them down busy city streets to a field behind a subdivision, where they were shot dead in a gun battle with officers.

What a way to go.

Sharpshooter

Two men — one dressed like a leprechaun — chose St. Patrick's Day to rob First State Bank, located at 1135 Nashville Pike in Gallatin, firing at police who chased them down busy city streets to a field behind a subdivision, where they were shot dead in a gun battle with officers.

They tenessee them coming.

Biggins

Sharpshooter wrote: »

They tenessee them coming.

O dear GAWD! :pac:

For Forks Sake

A man shot dead after robbing a Gallatin bank dressed as a leprechaun is the same man who robbed a Hermitage bank dressed as Santa in December, according to Gallatin police.

Always a character that lad.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Watch out, 6th.

Stinicker

I guess he didn't get his pot of gold!

james finn

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Always a character that lad.

lol

falan

Was it this guy?

Lucky the Irish pimp...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kixpXlyjyFE

james finn

would be just to funny ere to shoot him.

K-9

He was a bit green to think he'd get away with it again.

mikom

Shot him twice, just to be sure, to be sure.

james finn

wasnt a nice thing to do to him on paddys day, spreading a bit of irish spirit and they shoot him

Sharpshooter

speedboatchase wrote: »

Did they have to shoot them dead? :eek: Ah I suppose to be sure, to be sure

mikom wrote: »

Shot him twice, just to be sure, to be sure.

A little too late?

mikom

Sharpshooter wrote: »

A little too late?

Damn.

Ah well,.... Top o' the mourning to the loved ones they left behind.

cafecolour

I guess sometimes leprechauns do have bags of gold.

james finn

this is what happens when you send a dublin man to america on paddys day

Kinetic^

james finn wrote: »

this is what happens when you send a dublin man to america on paddys day

Pity it didn't happen to an offaly man when he was over there.

james finn

Kinetic^ wrote: »

Pity it didn't happen to an offaly man when he was over there.

the offaly man was to cute unlike the dub

Kinetic^

Really? You think Biffo is cute. Weirdo.

james finn

Kinetic^ wrote: »

Really? You think Biffo is cute. Weirdo.

cute is not always a word for which you would use it for, but then again i wouldnt expect a weird dub to understand

Sharpshooter

james finn wrote: »

this is what happens when you send a dublin man to america on paddys day

Kinetic^ wrote: »

Pity it didn't happen to an offaly man when he was over there.

james finn wrote: »

the offaly man was to cute unlike the dub

Kinetic^ wrote: »

Really? You think Biffo is cute. Weirdo.

james finn wrote: »

cute is not always a word for which you would use it for, but then again i wouldnt expect a weird dub to understand

Enough!

Both of you.:pac:

Dave!

mikom wrote: »

Damn.

Ah well,.... Top o' the mourning to the loved ones they left behind.

Nice save !

cournioni

He must have upset Garth...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ1Sfdp-o1A

Theta

This was all a big misunderstanding. The shot Warwick Davis on the set of Leprechaun 7!

triple-M

so first we have terrorists with irish passports and now bank robbing leprechauns!irelands reputation is going downhill fast!!

pickarooney

triple-M wrote: »

so first we have terrorists with irish passports and now bank robbing leprechauns!irelands reputation is going downhill fast!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pyvtCzxQDk