Brother and sister charged in string of Bluetooth Bandit bank robberies across East TN and NC
The indictment alleges the siblings were involved with two bank robberies that happened in Lenoir City and Vonore, and another in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 7:02 PM EST February 26, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. A brother and sister are facing charges in a string of bank robberies across East Tennessee and North Carolina that took place in late 2020.
A federal grand jury on February 17 indicted Charles Pingley, 52, from North Carolina and his sister Loretta Johnson, 50, from Maryville on two counts of bank robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit bank robbery.