Black Panther Director - Ryan Coogler, Mistaken For A Bank Robber

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler was mistaken for a bank robber and briefly arrested at a Georgia bank.

Coogler, 35, who was quietly standing at the counter, having passed a female teller a handwritten note asking her to discreetly withdraw the cash from his account. 

'Woah, woah woah,' he said, clearly taken aback on realizing he was being apprehended, as an officer orders him to put his hands behind his back. 

'You got it, you got it,' he said. 'Is that really how you're doing this, bro? I'm trying to pull money out of my own account.'

The award-winning director was escorted out of the main lobby by the police for further questioning and then placed into a cop car.  

The teller gave the following narration; She said, "He came in and I said, "hey, how can I help you today?" He came up to the line, handed me this note and he said "look at the note,"' she recalled, noting that he inserted his debit card into the card reader.

'I asked which account,' she said. 'He just kept pointing. "Look at the note."' 

'So I'm like, "okay." And I said, "do you have your I.D.?" He did give me his I.D. It was a California I.D. But my stomach started turning. It seems odd because you're making a withdrawal but you hand me a note on the back of a deposit slip and keep telling me "look at the note" but you don't want to talk to me.'

While being questioned by the police. The bank teller said " I told my manager I don't feel comfortable about this transaction." I said, "he handed me a note and just told me to look at the note and he wants $12,000,"' she told responding officers. 'My manger says "let's go around and talk to him." I said "no, I'm pregnant. I don't know if he got a gun or whatever."' 

'It just startled me,' she added.

When police questioned if she had verified the requested funds available in the account, she said: 'He had the amount in his account, but still he wasn't trying to talk to me, he just kept saying "look at the note" and working in a bank if anybody hands you a note...'

The officer interrupted her, asking if she confirmed the name on his I.D. matched that of the account holder.  

She replied: 'I didn't look because I was startled. I just know he had a California I.D.'

' I called 911 and then I guess he called 911 too,' the expectant mother said. 'He was waiting here the whole time until you guys came.'

She added: 'It's just weird'

The teller told police the computer prompted her with a message that read 'high-risk transaction,' which prompted her to seek out her manager. 

Although her manager encouraged them to speak directly to Coogler, she said she was fearful and decided to call for help.

However, in recent developments, Black Panther director Ryan Coogler has spoken up following his detention by the police after being mistaken for a bank robber, while attempting to withdraw $12,000 from his account

“This situation should never have happened. However, Bank of America worked with me and addressed it to my satisfaction, and we have moved on.”

Speaking to CNN, the Bank of America said, “We deeply regret that this incident occurred. It never should have happened, and we have apologized to Mr Coogler.” 

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