Prosecutors say convicted serial robber used prosthetic disguise to target two banks, even while on release

Cash and getaway route

Prosecutors say Sartin parked a car near the bank, switched to a bicycle, then rode to the car and drove away. The vehicle was later seen heading toward his home, they said.

The complaint also describes Sartin handing over a note requesting cash without dye packs. The person gave him about $2,500, and he allegedly fled. The account does not clearly identify where this incident fits in the two alleged bank robberies.

Evidence and prior convictions

Authorities reportedly found a journal at another home where Sartin sometimes stayed. Its title referred to a bank robber, and it said it was written by David Sartin.

Earlier bank robbery cases

At the time of the Florida robberies, Sartin was on supervised release for a 2018 federal conviction connected to five bank robberies in Texas two years earlier. In 2008, he was convicted in federal court of attempted bank robbery. He and a co-conspirator had tried to rob a bank while wearing Halloween masks and other disguises.