Tampa, FL – A Tampa man is back behind bars after allegedly robbing a Truist Bank and then being turned in by his own mother just hours later.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), 33-year-old Aaron Spencer entered the Truist Bank on Memorial Highway around 1:10 p.m. on October 9, 2025, and demanded money from a teller, implying he had a gun. After fleeing on foot, investigators say Spencer discarded his clothing in a nearby parking lot in an attempt to evade capture.
A few hours later, at 4:38 p.m., HCSO’s 911 Communication Center received a call from a woman who said her son had just robbed a bank. She told dispatchers she was driving him to the District III office to surrender. By 5:45 p.m., Spencer was under arrest, and detectives recovered the stolen cash…