'Bearded bandit' appears in court

Thursday, March 31, 2016
BRENTWOOD, Calif. (KGO) -- The so-called bearded bandit was in federal court Thursday morning.

Sketches from inside the courtroom show 30-year-old Kenneth Ellis and he apparently got emotional.

RAW VIDEO: Watch as Brentwood police arrest 'Bearded Bandit

The case was continued until April 18. Ellis previously confessed to robbing 11 banks across Northern California, including some in the Bay Area.
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Police say he told them he used the money to pay his bills and his motive was extreme financial difficulty.
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