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3 February 2009
Police: High Street bank robber might have robbed others
Richard Oviatt / The Lantern
Less than six years ago, Corvin T. Amos, a senior in sports and leisure studies at Ohio State, was given a tryout with the Cleveland Browns. Saturday morning, he was arrested and charged with the robbery of the Fifth Third bank at 1960 N. High St. Now police say this might not be Amos' first robbery. "He could be a suspect in many other robberies in central Ohio. Possibly both other banks and businesses," said Detective Steve Billups of the Columbus Division of Police. Amos was a star athlete at East High School in Akron, where he graduated in 1998. After high school, he attended OSU for a year on a full-tuition academic scholarship before transferring to the University of Akron. He went on to play defensive back for Akron and ran on the indoor track team. Lee Owens, Ashland University football coach who coached Amos at Akron, remembers Amos as a "very good student and citizen." "I can't remember any [disciplinary] issues while he was in high school or college whatsoever," Owens said. After starting multiple seasons for the Zips, Amos was given a tryout with the Cleveland Browns in 2003. But Amos left Akron before he graduated to play professional arena football. In 2004 he became one of the first two players assigned to the expansion Manchester Wolves, an arena league team in New Hampshire. In 2006 he played for the Ohio Valley Greyhounds and was named a First-Team United Indoor Football League All-Star. After his football career, Amos returned to OSU at the age of 28 to pursue his degree. He was scheduled to graduate in 2009. Sophia Tolliver, a graduate student in public health, knew Amos during his initial year at OSU. His arrest came as a shock to her. "My memories of Corvin are nothing but amicable and friendly. If he did commit this crime, I don't know what could have led him down this road or caused him to make such a decision. It's sad to hear that he is wrapped up in such a surprising situation." Kimberly Humphrey, an OSU graduate, heard from Amos less than 48 hours before the robbery. "I don't know why he would have done anything like this. I had just e-mailed him on Facebook on Thursday and he didn't seem like anything was wrong or like he had problems," she said. "He was a very smart young man."
Police: High Street bank robber might have robbed others
Richard Oviatt / The Lantern
Less than six years ago, Corvin T. Amos, a senior in sports and leisure studies at Ohio State, was given a tryout with the Cleveland Browns. Saturday morning, he was arrested and charged with the robbery of the Fifth Third bank at 1960 N. High St. Now police say this might not be Amos' first robbery. "He could be a suspect in many other robberies in central Ohio. Possibly both other banks and businesses," said Detective Steve Billups of the Columbus Division of Police. Amos was a star athlete at East High School in Akron, where he graduated in 1998. After high school, he attended OSU for a year on a full-tuition academic scholarship before transferring to the University of Akron. He went on to play defensive back for Akron and ran on the indoor track team. Lee Owens, Ashland University football coach who coached Amos at Akron, remembers Amos as a "very good student and citizen." "I can't remember any [disciplinary] issues while he was in high school or college whatsoever," Owens said. After starting multiple seasons for the Zips, Amos was given a tryout with the Cleveland Browns in 2003. But Amos left Akron before he graduated to play professional arena football. In 2004 he became one of the first two players assigned to the expansion Manchester Wolves, an arena league team in New Hampshire. In 2006 he played for the Ohio Valley Greyhounds and was named a First-Team United Indoor Football League All-Star. After his football career, Amos returned to OSU at the age of 28 to pursue his degree. He was scheduled to graduate in 2009. Sophia Tolliver, a graduate student in public health, knew Amos during his initial year at OSU. His arrest came as a shock to her. "My memories of Corvin are nothing but amicable and friendly. If he did commit this crime, I don't know what could have led him down this road or caused him to make such a decision. It's sad to hear that he is wrapped up in such a surprising situation." Kimberly Humphrey, an OSU graduate, heard from Amos less than 48 hours before the robbery. "I don't know why he would have done anything like this. I had just e-mailed him on Facebook on Thursday and he didn't seem like anything was wrong or like he had problems," she said. "He was a very smart young man."