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STATEMENT OF FACTS

On Thursday, December 1, 2011, approximately 1035 hours, an unidentifiedsubject entered into the Suntrust Bank located at 3440 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest,Washington, D.C., which is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

(FDIC). While inside of the bank, the subject walked over to the check writing counterand reached into a nearby wastebasket. The subject withdrew a piece of paper and wrotesomething on it and then walked up to a teller station. The subject passed the note to theteller which stated: “Shut the fuck up, I need $800.00 in large bills.” The bank tellerquestioned the subject and the subject turned away and left the bank without obtainingany money. The subject also left the demand note behind.

Witnesses described the subject as a b/m, 5’7”, clean shaven (but with a black mole-type spot on the left side of his face), and wearing a brown or tan colored coat, adark hat and carrying a black backpack.

Video surveillance from the Suntrust Bank clearly showed the subject as being ablack male, clean shaved with a mole or tattoo under his left eye and wearing a dark colored skull cap, a brownish colored coat, dark colored shirt, blue jeans, black shoeswith a white sole, and carrying a black backpack with the product name “Under Armour”on one strap and the “Under Armour” logo on the other.

On Tuesday, December 6, 2011, an article appeared in the Washington Examineralong with an image from Suntrust Bank surveillance. A witness saw the image depictedin the Washington Examiner and identified the subject as Theodore Parker who had beenstaying at the Father McKenna Center shelter for the homeless at #19 I (Eye) StreetNorthwest, Washington, D.C. That witness alerted a staff member at the center whoinformed a Special Police Officer (SPO) at that location. The SPO detained Parker andcontacted the Metropolitan Police Department.

Sergeant Hunter, Detective Carey and Detective Baylor responded to the sceneand viewed Parker. Parker matched the physical description as described by thewitnesses to include a tattoo under his left eye. Parker was wearing shoes that weresimilar to the ones depicted in the bank surveillance. Parker was also in possession of ablack backpack with the product name “Under Armour” on one strap and the UnderArmour logo on the other, similar to the one depicted in the bank surveillance video.

Theodore Parker was placed under arrest based on probable caused andtransported to the Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters for processing.

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 A photo array was created which included a photograph of Theodore Parker and

five filler photographs. Parker was in position number two. The photo array was laterpresented to one of the witnesses of the attempted robbery at the Suntrust Bank at 3440Wisconsin Avenue Northwest. That witness viewed the array for approximately 15

seconds, pointed to number two, and mumbled, “This one right here.” This comment washeard by one of the two investigators. The second investigator asked the witness whatthe witness had said and the witness then stated, “Almost like this one.”

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Task Force Officer Gregory BaxterFederal Bureau of Investigation

Subscribed and sworn to before me this ________day of December, 2011.

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U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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