The bank robber who strapped a bomb to himself and held 10 hostages for up to 15 hours inside a Bakersfield, Calif., bank before authorities shot him dead has been identified as a US Army veteran and sex offender. Police named the suspect as 41-year-old Anthony Scott Searles-Harris, who was dishonorably discharged for going AWOL on duty. He is also a registered sex offender who was charged with sex acts with a child under 14 in 2014, police said.