Suspected Serial Bank Robber Caught Gambling at Chicken Ranch Casino Hours After Heist

A suspected serial bank robber who enlisted a rideshare driver as an unwitting getaway accomplice was arrested calmly gambling at a California casino less than six hours after hitting a bank in downtown Modesto. Robert Vincent Mendez was playing at Chicken Ranch Casino in Jamestown on Oct. 2 when detectives, working with casino security, moved in to arrest him. Police said they found some of the stolen money on his person. Earlier that day, at around 5:14 p.m., a man alleged to be Mendez robbed the Bank of Stockton on J Street, according to the Modesto Police Department.