A California man was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday after allegedly taking three people hostage while robbing a bank last month, the Department of Justice announced.
Eric Walter Gray, 53, is facing one count of bank robbery and forced accompaniment after allegedly robbing the BMO bank branch in Anaheim, California, on May 8 – which was one day after he was released from state custody at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center.
Gray, who had been loitering at the bank for “a long time,” allegedly jumped over the teller counter, stated he had a gun and demanded money, according to an affidavit in support of a criminal complaint filed in the case.
He was given an undisclosed amount of money from the teller drawers, which he then put in his pockets, the DOJ said.
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After taking the money, Gray …