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Updated: 5:35 AM May 1, 2008
Duct Tape Bandit Robs Liquor Store
Police say Kasey Kazee wrapped his head with duct tape to conceal his face during a robbery attempt in Ashland. WEB EXTRA: watch the unedited interview with the suspect.
Posted: 3:40 PM Aug 13, 2007
Reporter: Doug Korstanje
Email Address: Doug.Korstanje@wsaz.com
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UPDATE: the duct tape bandit pleaded guilty and police released video of him being unmasked. Click here for more information and to watch the video.



UPDATE: the alleged duct tape bandit has been indicted. Click here for more information.


Robbery is a serious problem for retail stores across our region. But the employees of Shamrock Liquors in Ashland, Kentucky, can't stop laughing about what happened last Friday at the store along 13th street.

Police say Kasey Kazee walked in to the store with duct tape wrapped around his head to conceal his face.

Fortunately, store manager Bill Steele had some duct tape of his own. Steel had a wooden club wrapped with duct tape that eventually sent the suspect fleeing the store.

Store employee Craig Miller says he chased Kazee to the parking lot, tackled him and held him in a choke positiion until police arrived. An unidentified customer also helped.

Kazee said in a jailhouse interview today police got the wrong man and Kazee says he has no memory of going in to the liquor store. He also says he has no memory of police removing the duct tape.

We asked Kazee how he could deny being the duct tape bandit even though police have photos showing Kazee with the duct tape on and then a photo where Kazee's face is revealed.

Kazee looked straight at the camera and said, "Do I look like the duct tape bandit to you?"

Miller says Kazee also had a t-shirt pulled up around his head during the robbery attempt. Miller says it reminded him of the "Cornholio" character from the "Beavis and Butthead" cartoon.

Steele says Kazee did get away with two rolls of change before Steele could grab his club. Police found much of that change in the parking lot.


Latest Comments

Posted by: teresa on Jan 30, 2010 at 10:48 PM

my son dressed as the duct tape bandit 2 years ago!! Too funny!
Posted by: 1 on 1 on Jan 28, 2010 at 08:47 PM

Congrats-Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 28, 2010 at 05:16 AM.. I wanted the first comment of the year on this story.. Ashland Kentucky 1 on 1, I was really the first and WSAZ cheated me.
Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 28, 2010 at 05:16 AM

yea i own the 2010 comment. next holloween im going as the duct tape bandit (with plastic wrap first of course)
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