Marvel's Black Panther Director Arrested for Mistaken Bank Robbery
Black Panther Director Mistaken for Bank Robber
TMZ recently obtained an Atlanta PD report revealing Black Panther director Ryan Coogler was mistaken as a bank robber by staff in January 2022.
According to the report, Coogler made a visit to Bank of America to make a completely legal transaction, but he was mistakingly believed by the teller to be staging a robbery, and police were called to the scene.
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Commenting on the unfortunate situation, Coogler said it "should never have happened" but the bank has since "worked with [him] and addressed it to [his] satisfaction:"
"This situation should never have happened. However, Bank of America worked with me and addressed it to my satisfaction and we have moved on."
The famous director entered the bank wearing shades and a COVID-19 face mask and handed the teller a note asking to "withdraw $12,000 cash" from his account but wanted to be "discreet." The note read in full:
"I would like to withdraw $12,000 cash from my checking account. Please do the money count somewhere else. I'd like to be discreet."
The teller believed this to be suspicious and called the police. On the arrival of two officers, they detained two people waiting outside for Coogler in an SUV before going in to handcuff the director and take him outside.
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After investigating, the police determined the arrest to be a mistake and placed the blame on the Bank of America employee, who was described as a pregnant Black woman.
The report claims an alert flagged up on the computer upon making the transaction, following which the teller told her boss that Coogler was staging a robbery and the police were called.
Ryan Coogler's next project is Black Panther: Wakanda Forever which is currently filming in Atlanta and hits theaters on November 11, 2022.
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