Police believe they’ve captured ‘Hefty Heister’ bank robber

An alleged serial bank bandit arrested over the weekend in Lake County has been identified by federal authorities as the so-called “Hefty Heister” — who is suspected of pulling off at least eight robberies since December. Krohn had reportedly said he would “shoot it out” with police if they ever tried to arrest him and was seen on a video captured by a dashboard camera on one of the sheriff’s cruisers tossing a handgun from his waistband just before his arrest. In January, the FBI released images of the “Hefty Heister” saying, in at least eight different instances, he had walked into banks, showed the teller a note demanding money and threatened to use a weapon. Krohn was taken to Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility, where he was booked on a federal no-bail warrant as well as suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, carrying a concealed weapon, evading a peace officer and committing a felony with a firearm, among other lesser charges, Brooks said.