US EditionCharged with his latest bank heist, 'gentleman robber' says he is no John Dillinger
FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, AUG 6 – Jay Douglas Barker, a serial bank robber known as a 'gentleman robber,' took about $10,520 during his latest heist at Wells Fargo, citing multiple personal struggles as motives.
- On Aug. 1, 2025, Barker entered Wells Fargo at 406 Main Ave. in Fargo, North Dakota, handed a note, and received about $10,520 from three tellers.
- Citing several factors, Barker said he attributed his actions to boredom, alcohol and methamphetamine, anger over a $150 bank fine, and visions of six demons.
- Highlighting his past crimes, Jay Douglas Barker said he robbed six banks since the 1980s, using disguises and once a BB gun during a heist.
- Following the heist, Barker sits in Cass County Jail awaiting arraignment, expressing regret, as Fargo police found him less than a mile away at a downtown Fargo thrift store.
- Reflecting on his past, Jay Douglas Barker said he spent most of his 66 years outside of prison and his years behind bars were mainly on the run.
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Charged with his latest bank heist, 'gentleman robber' says he is no John Dillinger
FARGO, ND — There is one difference between the rise of the American bank-robbing gangsters of the 1920s to present day serial bank robber Jay Douglas Barker, a self-proclaimed “gentleman robber.” “I watched all those shows, but I don’t have the nerve to kill anyone. That sets me apart from Bonnie and Clyde and John Dillinger. Plus, the pen is mightier than the sword,” Barker told Forum News Service from the Cass County Jail interview room. In t…
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