Dumbest Criminal in Pennsylvania’ - Arrested

HARRISBURG, Penn. - A retired police chief says he was robbed by "probably the dumbest criminal in Pennsylvania."

Dumbest Criminal in Pennsylvania’ Arrested

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Jerome Marquis Blanchett (R) says he's "smooth."

It happened Friday morning at a hotel hosting a police officers' convention near Harrisburg that drew 300 narcotics officers from Pennsylvania and Ohio.

John Comparetto says as he came out of a stall in the men's bathroom, a man pointed a gun in his face and demanded money.

Comparetto, a retired police chief from New York, gave up his money and cell phone. But when the man fled, Comparetto and some colleagues chased him. They arrested 19-year-old Jerome Marquis Blanchett of Harrisburg as he was trying to leave in a taxi.

Blanchett, who was awaiting trial of four previous robbery charges, was arraigned Friday before a District Court judge who set bail at $1 million. More HERE