United States Attorney Richard B. Roper
Northern District of Texas

BANK ROBBER /ATTEMPTED CARJACKER ENTERS
GUILTY PLEA IN FEDERAL COURT

Civilians Thwarted Bank Robber’s Attempt to Carjack Woman
Outside of a Wells Fargo Bank in North Fort Worth

FORT WORTH, Texas — A bank robber who attempted to carjack a woman after he had robbed a bank in far North Fort Worth earlier this summer, pled guilty today in federal court in Fort Worth, announced U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper of the Northern District of Texas. Larry Don Enos, 57, pled guilty to bank robbery, two counts of using or carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, and one count of carjacking. He faces a maximum statutory sentence of life in prison and a $1 million fine. He is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge John McBryde on December 5, 2008.

On June 13, 2008, Enos entered the Wells Fargo Bank located at 2850 Heritage Trace Parkway in Fort Worth, carrying a 32 caliber semi-automatic pistol, and wearing a disguise that included a wig, sunglasses, and fake mustache and beard. He approached the bank manager in the lobby and pointed the pistol in his direction and demanded money. The manager took Enos to a teller station where Enos again demanded money from a teller. While the teller complied, Enos pointed the pistol in the direction of the people in the bank’s lobby and made a broad sweeping motion with the firearm. Enos then placed a bag he was carrying on the counter and ordered the teller to put the money in the bag, telling the bank manager that he would have to drive him away from the bank. The manager said he couldn’t leave, but he gave Enos his car keys instead and told him where his car was located.

When Enos wasn’t able to find the bank manager’s car, he approached an SUV, with two children in the backseat, that was in the bank’s drive-through lane. Enos pointed the pistol directly at the SUV’s driver, holding it about 12 inches from the driver’s face, and demanded that the driver get out of the vehicle. When the driver told Enos that there were children in the backseat, he said he didn’t care. At that point, Enos was tackled by citizens who saw him trying to carjack this vehicle and its occupants. The citizens managed to subdue Enos and hold him until police arrived to arrest him. Once the citizens had Enos subdued, Enos told one of them that he was lucky that he had not killed him.

U.S. Attorney Roper praised the investigative efforts of the FBI and the Fort Worth Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert A. Klinck is prosecuting the case.

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