JENSEN BEACH, Fla. — A West Palm Beach man accused of robbing a Chase Bank in Jensen Beach got away with more than $22,000 before deputies stopped his SUV on Interstate 95, according to a newly released arrest report.
Martin County investigators say Gregory Lee Kilgore, 63, robbed the Chase branch at 2998 N.W. Federal Highway on April 11, taking $22,050 in cash before leaving in a black Jeep Compass. Deputies later stopped a Jeep matching the description near the 95-mile marker on southbound I-95.
The arrest report adds new detail about what happened inside the bank. Investigators say Kilgore approached a teller while holding a cellphone up to his face, which the teller believed he was using to conceal part of his appearance. The teller told deputies Kilgore said, “Ma’am this is a robbery,” ordered her to hand over money from her drawers and warned her not to hit the button under the counter. She told investigators she never saw a weapon, but said he kept one hand in his pocket throughout the encounter.
According to the report, surveillance video showed the suspect wearing sunglasses, a red hat with the letter “P,” a black Nike shirt, jean shorts and black Nike sneakers with a white swoosh. Investigators say deputies later found shoes matching that description inside the Jeep, along with a large amount of cash in a rear seat pocket. During a pat-down, deputies also found 19 $50 bills on Kilgore, the report states.
The report says fixed surveillance cameras tracked the Jeep traveling through Martin County around the time of the robbery, placing it south of the mall on Federal Highway at 8:54 a.m., then passing the mall entrance again at 9:10 a.m. The Chase branch is located between those two points, according to investigators.
Kilgore denied robbing the bank when questioned by investigators, according to the report. He told deputies he had been trying to visit a former employer in Jensen Beach, then planned to go to Jupiter to visit a friend. But investigators say the teller’s account, bank surveillance footage, witness descriptions and evidence recovered from the SUV led to his arrest.
Kilgore was booked on a charge of robbery without a firearm or weapon. The arrest report says no bond was set.
Court records reveal Kilgore has an extensive criminal record spanning decades in Ohio and Florida, including prior federal convictions for armed and unarmed bank robbery, aggravated robbery, and assault.
He was also previously charged with robbery with a firearm in Palm Beach County in 2021, though he was acquitted in 2025, according to court filings.