Eric Fletcher, 'Bowling Alley Bandit,' Arrested In Florida Robbery, Police Say

Eric Fletcher, 24, is charged with 66 felonies in connection with the robbery of a bowling alley in Fort Myers, Florida.

When it comes to defending their lanes, Fort Myers bowlers aren't playing games.

On the evening of April 30, three men donned ski masks and entered Pin Street at Fort Myers Bowling Alley, NBC-2 reported. One suspect fired a gun at the ceiling before telling "everybody to hit the ground," said witness Carolyn Trump.

The three men immediately headed for a cardboard box containing over $30,000, according to WINK News. The cash was on hand to be used as prize money for a bowling league tournament.

When the robbers split, several brave bowlers tailed them to a nearby apartment complex in an effort to identify the getaway car, according to the Sun Sentinel. The pursuers blocked the vehicle in the apartment parking lot, where the thieves shot at them multiple times. The bowlers were spared any injuries, WZVN ABC News-7 reported.

Unfortunately, the bowling alley bandits ultimately got away, but police later found the car abandoned with the prize money and guns inside, according to MSNBC.

Police have arrested Eric Fletcher, 24, as one of the robbers, and say they have leads on the other two suspects, according to WZVN. Fletcher is charged with robbery with a firearm, firing a weapon from a vehicle, three counts of assault, and 61 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill. Cops pinned Fletcher with the help of a cell phone found inside the getaway car, NBC-2 reported.

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Comments

[JTPhillips]

03:39 AM on 11/17/2012

Is that a hoppity hop? Wow, I haven't bounced on one of those since I was a kid!

[Mark Cee]

03:49 PM on 05/17/2012

are you kidding me ?
is this guy an alien ?
does he think he looks good ?
W T F ?

Florida, land of the wack-jobs !

[dbrett480]

08:05 PM on 05/10/2012

I love that the criminals in Florida are stupid, have funny hair, and can't shoot.

[kerrywenrich]

09:03 AM on 05/10/2012

if was hoping to get a strike out of this he got a gutterball

[Justdontgetit]

02:10 PM on 05/09/2012

Is that really his hair? I thought it a headband, like the ones that have bunny ears or reindeer antlers.

A Pippi Longstocking headband.

[Johnny3021]

09:40 AM on 05/09/2012

Where they able to track this guy down by his Antennas?

[Otto Black]

07:07 AM on 05/09/2012

Tell me you don't feel a "twinge"' of racism when you look at this individual....

Any intelligent discerning Human Being who says they are not "Racist" is a liar. A Universal truth.

[rockymtnleather]

12:12 PM on 05/09/2012

I think it's more "intelligenceism." I can't stand ignorant people ... and believe me ... they come in all colors. Some more than others however.

[rockymtnleather]

12:13 PM on 05/09/2012

I guess that should be "ignorantism." New word!

[irishkids1234]

03:13 PM on 05/08/2012

Thank God they are violent and stupid...imagine if they were violent and intelligent.

[New Ideas]

03:11 PM on 05/08/2012

"When the robbers split..." Was this because the bowlers threw bowling balls at them?

[Captsharky1]

10:53 AM on 05/08/2012

Hang him by his stupid looking hair. This guy is a waste of life

[ebanks84]

08:02 AM on 05/08/2012

Good deal and nobody got ki//ed. Great news story.

[GlennWatson]

07:39 AM on 05/08/2012

I'm wondering if he had to cut extra holes in the ski mask for his hair.

[smoknjoe]

07:05 AM on 05/08/2012

Maybe he needed the money to repair his space ship.

[kitmastro]

03:13 AM on 05/08/2012

That hair is a crime. Maybe his cellmate can use them for love handles.

[joebikerchef]

08:14 AM on 05/08/2012

Like Viking Sex...Grab ahold of the horns on the helmet...

[Ray Russelburg]

05:05 PM on 05/08/2012

Naw. it's RODEO sex! They come up behind him grab that hair and say "your sister likes it like this too!" Then try to stay on for 8 seconds!

[pcs5141]

02:37 AM on 05/08/2012

New TV show,"My Favorite Black Martian".

[irishkids1234]

03:11 PM on 05/08/2012

"My Favorite Black Moron"