Gregory P. Hess, dubbed the Polite Robber for an alleged robbery of a Shell gas station on s.w. Roxbury, pled not guilty to first degree robbery charges on Feb. 24, according to King County Prosecutors.

Hess, 65, is currently being held in King County Jail on $250,000 bail and is scheduled for a case setting hearing on March 24, prosecutors said.

Hess allegedly used a BB gun intended to look like a real handgun in the robbery that yielded him $200 and national attention as the “Polite Robber” in surveillance footage the Shell station owner released to the media.

The footage of his latest alleged robbery (linked here) quickly went viral on the Internet, showing a calm conversation between Hess and owner/clerk of the Shell station John Henry as the robbery took place. Hess apologetically (and allegedly) robbed Henry and promised he would bring the money back if he became more financially stable in the future.

To read more on the polite robbery, check out the Herald article Polite Robber charged with first degree robbery.