‘Big Box Bandit’ Wanted By FBI For Heists In NC, 2 Other States

CHARLOTTE, NC — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking for help locating the “Big Box Bandit” — a man they say is a suspect behind a string of bank robberies and a carjacking in Tennessee, Indiana and North Carolina.

In May, the suspect robbed banks inside Walmarts in Clinton, Tennessee and Kingsport, Tennessee. According to the FBI, in both robberies he was carrying a manila envelope, and demanded bank tellers put money inside it.

Based upon clues from those robberies, FBI agents connected him to a robbery of a bank inside a Walmart in Shelbyville, Indiana, as well as a bank in Candler, North Carolina.

Last week, On June 21, the suspect is believed to have carjacked a vehicle in West Knoxville and used it during the robbery of a check cashing business inside a Walmart in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the FBI said.

The FBI said the Big Box Bandit has been known to drive an older blue Ford Taurus and a gold-colored Chevrolet Trailblazer, which were both stolen in Tennessee during robberies.

He is described as 5-foot, 8-inches tall and weighing about 180 -190 pounds. He also has been seen with a beard or goatee during many of the incidents, the FBI said.

The FBI said that anyone with information about the robberies is asked to call FBI’s Knoxville, Tennessee Field Office at 865-544-0751, submit a tip online at https://tips.fbi.gov , or contact your local law enforcement agency.