Latest Billboard Campaign Leads to the Arrest of Serial Bank Robber Dubbed the “Ball Cap Bandit”

At approximately 7:45 this morning, William Steven Curtis, age 40, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was arrested without incident, by members of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force (SSTF), the Knoxville Police Department, and Knox County Sheriff’s Office. Curtis is facing federal bank robbery charges for three bank robberies, including the robbery of the Home Federal Bank in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on 08/24/2011; the TN Bank of Oak Ridge in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on 11/14/2011; and the Tennessee State Bank in Jefferson City, Tennessee, on 01/04/2012.

The matter was a joint investigation of the Knoxville FBI- SSTF, the Jefferson City Police Department, the Oak Ridge Police Department, and the Pigeon Forge Police Department.

All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

FBI Launches Electronic Billboard Campaign to Identify Serial Robber

Today, the Knoxville Division of the FBI launched an electronic billboard campaign seeking the public’s assistance to help identify a serial bank robber active in East Tennessee. The individual is suspected of robbing of at least three banks in Tennessee.

The suspect is described as a white male with brown hair, a goatee, and a mustache. He is approximately 6’ to 6’2” tall and weighs between 220 and 240 pounds. He is possibly in his 30s and has been wearing a baseball cap during each of the robberies.

A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of this individual. Anyone with information should contact the Knoxville Division of the FBI at 865-544-0751 or call their local law enforcement office.

This matter is a joint investigation of the Knoxville FBI Safe Streets Task Force, the Jefferson City Police Department, the Oak Ridge Police Department, and the Pigeon Forge Police Department.

All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

Searching for Man Who Robbed Home Federal Bank Branch in Pigeon Forge

The Knoxville Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Chief Jack Baldwin of the Pigeon Forge Police Department (PFPD) are asking for the public’s assistance to identify the man who robbed a Pigeon Forge bank today.

At approximately 11:14 a.m. today, a man entered the Home Federal Bank located at 3671 Parkway in Pigeon Forge and passed a note to a teller demanding money. Witnesses described the suspect as a white male with brown hair, late 20s to mid 30s with a goatee, between 6’ to 6’2” tall, and approximately 240 to 260 pounds. Suspect was wearing a faded-blue baseball cap, khaki shorts, a short-sleeve, blue polo-style shirt with a white t-shirt underneath, and tennis shoes. After obtaining an undetermined amount of money, the suspect left the scene on foot.

A reward is being offered for information which leads to the arrest of this individual. Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 865-544-0751 or the PFPD at 865-453-9063. This matter is being investigated jointly by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force (which consists of personel from the FBI, KPD, and KCSO) and the Pigeon Forge Police Department.

All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.