MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Two men are accused of targeting bank customers in Miami-Dade County in a pattern investigators say involved following victims from financial institutions to their homes and robbing them in separate incidents weeks apart, authorities said.
Kishawn Zell Walker Perkins, 29, and Armon Christopher Jiles, 26, were arrested and face charges including armed robbery and aggravated battery on an elderly person in one case, and burglary of an unoccupied conveyance in another, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.
Jail records show both men are being held without bond.
Detectives said the first incident occurred Feb. 13 at a Chase bank branch on Northwest 56th Court near the Miami Gardens area.
The report states that surveillance video showed the suspects inside a burgundy Nissan Sentra as a customer left the bank carrying a blue money bag.
Investigators said the suspects followed the victim home and later stole items from his vehicle after he entered his residence.
They said the second case happened on March 27 at a Chase Bank on Southwest 72nd Street in the Dadeland area and involved 79-year-old Pedro Parrado.
Local 10 spoke with Parrado, who described being attacked outside his home after withdrawing cash from the bank. He said, “I didn’t see the guy coming.”
Parrado said the assault happened after he made several stops following the bank visit.
“Someone grabbed me from behind on the strap of my fanny pack that I had, pulled me to the ground,” he said. “I yelled for help but no one was around at the time.”
Investigators said the suspects had been surveilling customers at the bank and followed Parrado after noticing he was carrying a fanny pack, which suggested he had withdrawn cash.
Parrado described the tactic, saying, “Bank jugging happens when criminals watch customers at banks waiting for someone to withdraw cash”
Parrado said the suspects waited for the right moment to strike.
“They waited until i got here and there was nobody around to make the assault,” he said.
Parrado suffered injuries including a head laceration and abrasions to his knees and elbow after being struck during the struggle, authorities said.
He said the experience left him shaken but also carrying a warning for others.
“If you are aware of your surroundings you can prevent something like this from happening,” he said.
Investigators said surveillance video, vehicle tracking, and cellphone records helped link Walker Perkins and Jiles to both incidents. They also alleged the pair visited multiple banks in the days after the March robbery, appearing to look for additional targets.
Records show both men were taken into custody Tuesday and booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. They remain held without bond.
Deputies did not say what items or how much cash, if any, the suspects obtained in either incident.
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