A police officer detains “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler at a Bank of America branch in Atlanta in this Jan. 7 image taken from Atlanta Police video. Mr. Coogler was mistaken for a bank robber at the bank.
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’Black Panther’ director mistaken for bank robber in Atlanta
Movie director Ryan Coogler was briefly handcuffed by Atlanta police after a bank teller mistook him for a robber when he passed her a note while trying to withdraw a large amount of cash from his account, police said.