.

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Former MIT professor ‘robs bank,’ films ‘heist’



New York – Joseph Gibbons, 61, a filmmaker and “visual artist’’ who taught for a decade at one of the world’s most prestigious universities, has gone rogue, robbing banks as part of his latest “art’’ project.

Gibbons was charged on Friday with robbery after allegedly making off with $1,000 from a Capital One branch at Bowery and Grand Street in Chinatown.

While waiting for his arraignment, the eccentric academic boasted to fellow inmates that his crime was for art’s sake.

“He was doing research for a film,” said his cell-mate Kaylan Sherrard, 27. More

Nutty News TodayNutty VideosNutty News FacebookPageNutty News Facebook - Nutty News on Twitter - Nutty Videos on Twitter - It’s A Fact!Strange Crimes - Politics USA TodayToday’s Nutty Joke - Technology News - True Crime Stories Updated 24 Hours A DayYour Local News -Sitting Monkey - Submit Nutty News