Paula Deen Robber Who Held Her at Gunpoint Found Dead in NYC
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1:11 PM PT — The NYPD responded to a 911 call just after 5 PM on Thursday and found Eugene Thomas King Jr. unconscious. EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is investigating the cause of death.
Eugene Thomas King Jr. – the convicted bank robber who held a gun to Paula Deen‘s temple in 1987 – has been found dead in Novel York City.
Family sources say King was found dead Thursday inside his Brooklyn apartment. The cause of death is currently unclear.
We have reached out to the NYPD, FDNY and the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner for more information.
King’s name resurfaced years after the 1987 robbery of Deen, who was working as a bank teller at the time. Deen has said King pressed a gun to her temple during the incident. He was later convicted of the crime.
During the fallout over Deen’s admission of using racial language while recounting the traumatic incident, King unexpectedly spoke publicly. In a 2013 interview with Inside Edition, King apologized to Deen for the fear he caused and expressed regret for his actions.
At the time, he acknowledged the robbery and said he was sorry for putting her through such a frightening ordeal. King had largely remained out of the spotlight in recent years.
Did you know? King expressed remorse for his actions in a 1987 statement to police, writing, “Please tell her I’m sorry, but I never intended to hurt anyone.”
Stay tuned for updates as this story develops.
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