SEATTLE, Wash. — A man is behind bars after allegedly robbing a blind man at an ATM in downtown Seattle last Saturday morning.
The victim is legally blind in one eye, and visually impaired in the other, was robbed while at his ATM at Fourth Ave and Pike Street.
He was also wanted in New York, where he has convictions for assault and drug crimes. He’s in the King County Jail, and his bail is set at $70,000.
Mitchell said the man stole $380 from him. Once the man left, Mitchell ran outside for help. The robber's face was caught on the ATM camera.
The suspect is 45-year-old Michael Castro. He was arrested Tuesday night in Pioneer Square, still wearing the same clothes.