Bumbling 'Gumby' Bandit Surrenders

And police keep Jacob Kiss' suit
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 14, 2011 8:22 AM CDT
Bumbling 'Gumby' Bandit Surrenders
San Diego police say the man who tried to rob a convenience store last week dressed as the famous claymation character turned himself in Sept., 13, 2011, in San Diego, Calif.   (AP Photo/San Diego Police Department)

Jacob Kiss, otherwise known as the guy in the Gumby costume who epically failed in his quest to rob a San Diego 7-Eleven last week, is still not winning. Kiss, 19, turned himself in to police yesterday, accompanied by alleged accomplice Jason Giramma, also 19, who was pictured in the surveillance video but was not dressed as a cartoon character. Cops contacted Giramma last week and told him he and his pal must surrender, SignonSanDiego reports, adding that investigators confiscated the infamous Gumby suit when Kiss brought it in. Click for the original story and hilarious video. (More dumb criminals stories.)

Get the news faster.
Tap to install our app.
X
Install the Newser News app
in two easy steps:
1. Tap in your navigation bar.
2. Tap to Add to Home Screen.

X