Police: Destin bank robber drops wallet, arrested

October 30, 2010 09:06:00 AM

JEFF BARKER

Florida Freedom Newspapers

DESTIN — A 26-year-old man was arrested a day after he robbed Union State Bank at gunpoint.

Jorman Sampaio of the 3800 block of Indian Trail Road walked into the bank on Airport Road about 10 a.m. Thursday and demanded cash, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office news release. Armed with a silver handgun, he made the employees get on the floor and left with about $6,000.

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Sampaio fled on foot and dropped a surgical-style glove near the bank’s door, the release said. While investigators processed the scene, a man found Sampaio’s wallet at the intersection of Main Street and Kelly Avenue, along the most commonly used direct route between the bank and his home.

Investigators used the image from Sampaio’s ID card to create a photo lineup. One employee identified him with 80 percent confidence, another with 50 percent confidence, a third narrowed it down between Sampaio and another subject and a fourth was unsure.

When lawmen executed a search warrant at his home, they found a surgical glove consistent with the one found at the bank, a silver semi-automatic handgun and cash.

He was booked into the Okaloosa County Jail in Crestview.