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70yr Kansas man robbed a bank to escape his wife - court makes sure he doesn't stop regretting being a husband

A 70-year-old Kansas man robbed a bank after fighting with his wife and got an unusual punishment. Lawrence John Ripple was given six months of home confinement instead of going to prison. The case became famous across the country because of how strange it was. The incident happened on September 2, 2016, at the Bank of Labor in Kansas City, Kansas. Ripple walked into the bank and gave a note to the teller. The note asked for cash and said he had…

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We Got This Covered broke the news in on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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