A Florida man who robbed a credit union in Transcona, Winnipeg, while
cloaked in a garish female clown costume, complete with gigantic fake
breasts, has been sentenced to eight years behind bars. Minutes after
Judge John Guy convicted Rondell McGarrett Johnson, 40, of robbery, wear
disguise and public mischief on Tuesday morning, Johnson elected to
proceed immediately to sentencing to learn his fate.
Johnson has been in custody since the afternoon of Dec. 18, 2012 -
specifically about 15 minutes after he strolled into the Crosstown
Credit Union while wearing the bizarre disguise and robbed the bank of
thousands in cash while brandishing an imitation handgun.
Police tracked Johnson down on foot to secluded area south of the bank
where he was seen walking along some railway tracks in normal-looking
clothes. After his arrest officers located a duffel bag nearby where he
had been walking stuffed with the garments and other items he used to
disguise himself. The gun was never recovered.
It appears Johnson used Nerf balls cut in half to
fashion a large pair of fake breasts, which were then stuffed into a
gigantic bra. He fought his case at trial, claiming police had the wrong
suspect. Guy ruled after looking at all the circumstances and the
overall timeline of events, there was no other logical conclusion than
that Johnson was the guilty party.
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