Inside the harrowing final moments of bank robber bomber who took 10 hostages during terrifying standoff

Metro exclusive Inside the harrowing final moments of bank robber bomber who took 10 hostages during terrifying standoff By Ross O'Keefe Published June 6, 2026, 7:03 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google Law enforcement negotiated with the “bomb-strapped” Bakersfield Chase Bank robber for hours before they made the decision to end the stand-off violently by “blowing his head off.” Anthony Scott Searles-Harris’ former defense attorney, Arturo Revelo, detailed how law enforcement drove him at “97 miles per hour” to help stop the harrowing situation. The 41-year-old man had walked into the downtown bank and declared he had a bomb. He barricaded himself and his hostages inside.

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