{"id":1430,"date":"2022-03-10T16:18:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T16:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worabia.com\/news\/2022\/03\/10\/black-panther-director-ryan-coogler-falsely-detained-after-being-mistaken-for-bank-robber-video-shows-2\/"},"modified":"2022-03-10T16:18:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T16:18:06","slug":"black-panther-director-ryan-coogler-falsely-detained-after-being-mistaken-for-bank-robber-video-shows-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worabia.com\/news\/top-trends\/1430\/","title":{"rendered":"“Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler falsely detained after being mistaken for bank robber, video shows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Black Panther” director Ryan Kugler, one of America’s most successful filmmakers, was falsely arrested when a Bank of America cashier confused him with a bank robber, according to a recently released video.<\/p>\n

The disturbing incident happened in January in Atlanta, where Coogler was filming his sequel. “Black panther<\/span>Police approached him a few minutes after giving a note to a cashier asking her to be discreet about withdrawing money.<\/p>\n

“Well, sir, do me a favor. Get out of here,” an officer was heard saying in the video.<\/p>\n

Both police officers pulled out their guns before handcuffing a surprised Coogler, the video shows. He was there responding to a possible bank robbery in progress.<\/p>\n

According to the police report, Coogler had given a cash receipt to the cashier with a note written on the back, asking her to be discreet when she gave him $ 12,000 in cash. After being handcuffed, he was escorted to a team car outside the bank.<\/p>\n

Coogler, who also directed the 2013 film “Fruitvale Station,” was heard asking police to search for his name on Google.<\/p>\n

“If you say my name, you will understand why you have to take off these cuffs,” he told police while he was being held in the car.<\/p>\n

From the back seat of the police vehicle, Coogler explained that he was trying not to draw attention to himself by taking in such a large amount of cash. <\/p>\n

“If I do not write on a note how much I want and that I do not want to go through the counter right in the office, the whole bank ends up looking at me,” he told police.<\/p>\n

Kugler left the handcuffs a few minutes later. <\/p>\n

In a statement to CBS News, a Bank of America spokesman said: “We deeply regret this incident. It should never have happened and we apologize to Mr Coogler.”<\/p>\n

Through a spokesman, Coogler told CBS News: “This situation should never have happened. However, Bank of America cooperated with me and addressed it to my satisfaction and we moved on.”<\/p>\n

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