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>> apparently, coldwell put some forethought into this tree disguise. >> he comes from a military background where he served in the special forces of the army. part of his training would be, they would put him on an island with nothing and he'd have to make and fend for himself and try to infiltrate another military squad on that island. if he had just placed a couple of more branches with leaves on the sides, we never would have got him. >> james coldwell pleads guilty and is sentenced to 28 months at the federal prison in otisville, new york. seems like this tree robber scheme was rooted in ...

Said, i've been expecting you. >> according to law enforcement, the robber, james coldwell, said he was down on his luck. he lost his job, his marriage had ended recently and he was dealing with some alcohol issues. >> he said he thought he would feel this huge adrenaline rush when doing this robbery. but he said he actually just felt ashamed. >> turns out, his robbery attempt is high-risk for low return. >> i think they keep very low amounts accessible to the tellers, for that particular reason, to discourage people from robbing the bank. >> although it all seems like a strange and pathetic c...

>> apparently, coldwell put some forethought into this tree disguise. >> he comes from a military background where he served in the special forces of the army. part of his training would be -- they would put him on an island with nothing and he'd have to make and fend for himself and try to infiltrate another military squad on that island. if he had just placed a couple of more branches with leaves on the sides, we never would have got him. >> james coldwell pleads guilty and is sentenced to 28 months at the federal prison in otisville, new york. seems like this tree robber scheme was rooted i...

Said, i've been expecting you. >> according to law enforcement, the robber, james coldwell said he was down on his luck. he lost his job, his marriage had ended recently and he was dealing with some alcohol issues. >> he said he thought he would feel this huge adrenaline rush when doing this robbery. but he said he actually just felt ashamed. >> turns out, his robbery attempt is high-risk for low return. >> i think they keep very low amounts accessible to the tellers, for that particular reason, to discourage people from robbing the bank. >> although it all seems like a strange and pathetic co...

Money in the parking lot. >> shortly after the videotape is release today the local media, an anonymous tip comes in and the police are table to track down the thief just 11 hours after the robbery. >> when i banged on the door, i could hear a voice from the inside saying, what do you want? so i said, hey, jim, i want to talk to you. didn't tell him why. just said, jim, i want to talk to you. he cracked open the door, looked at me. obviously, he knew it was a police officer. let out a big sigh of relief and said, i've been expecting you. >> according to law enforcement, the robber, james coldw...