Michael Fenter may be involved in thefts in San Francisco, Sacramento and Seattle

The FBI is investigating possible connections between the Washington state farmer dubbed the “John Doe Bandit” and bank robberies in San Francisco. Fenter is currently in a Port Angeles, Wash., jail awaiting trial for a bank robbery in Tacoma, Wash. The 40-year-old may be involved in other thefts in Sacramento, Seattle and The City. He was arrested Feb. 8 and booked into jail under the name John Doe.

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