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WR "Checklist" Bandit Gets Life Without Parole

A Musella man who kept a "robbery checklist" on how to rob a bank has been sentenced to life in prison for robbing a credit union he formerly patronized.  

Under the "three strikes" law, Houston County Superior Court Judge Edward Lukemire sentenced 49-year old George Bufkin to life without parole for the robbery of HEA Credit Union on Osigian Boulevard in Warner Robins last October. 

Investigators say a search of Bufkin's home turned up the "robbery checklist" with "20 steps for robbing a bank," including the final step of "count the money."

Date Posted: 9/17/2008