Helpful citizens have assisted authorities with rounding up a career bank robber from Cannon County.
Clifton Knight is accused of hitting three Middle Tennessee banks over a five-week period.
Surveillance images show the suspect on January 4th at a Green Hills bank. Federal Investigators say he demanded 100s and 50s and used a clear bag for the cash, making off with more than $3,500. A witness noticed his getaway car and took a picture of the license plate, ultimately leading investigators back to Knight, but not before they say he hit two more banks.
Investigators say surveillance images captured on February 4th at a bank in Hermitage show Knight wearing the same denim vest, grey-colored hooded sweatshirt, glasses and a black gaiter.
Four days later, February 8th at a bank on Donelson Pike. They say a man matching Knight’s description requested the same denominations, making off with around $5,000. In this case, a witness followed the getaway car, taking photos of the license plate and leading investigators to 59-year-old Knight of Woodbury, Tenn.
In 2012, Knight was convicted and sentenced to 37 months after pleading guilty to robbing a bank in Hermitage. He is now being held in Kentucky as he faces federal charges in Middle Tennessee.
His last visit in the Cannon County jail was in 2005.