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Virginia Beach, Va. • A man arrested for robbing a bank posted a photo and videos of the theft on social media — but said he shouldn't have been charged because he didn't threaten anyone and politely asked for the money. Dominyk Antonio Alfonseca, 23, was arrested Monday in Virginia Beach about 20 minutes after a TowneBank branch was robbed.
Alfonseca told media outlets in interviews from jail Wednesday that he posted to Instagram a photo of the note he handed to a bank teller and two videos of her reading it and handing over the money. They still appeared on his account Wednesday night. He didn't say why he posted them, but said if it had been a real robbery, he never would have done so.
"I videotaped it. If it was a robbery, I don't think I would videotape it, post the picture of the letter and do that all to come to jail," he told WAVY-TV. "I'm basically asking permission for money. In my eyes, I did not commit a robbery, and I feel I'm being charged without reason." He told the television station he is a rapper.