A man who authorities say caught a ride with an Uber driver to and from a bank robbery in Wilsonville last fall was arrested in Texas, extradited to Oregon and ordered Monday to go to a federal halfway house pending trial.

Deante Von Gibson, 40, appeared in U.S. District Court in Portland and is scheduled to move Tuesday from jail to the Northwest Regional Re-Entry Center in Northeast Portland with conditions that include abstaining from drugs and alcohol and not traveling outside the state without permission.

Gibson faces a federal charge of bank robbery in the Sept. 27 heist at the Umpqua Bank branch in Wilsonville. He was arrested Dec. 28 in Katy, Texas, about 30 miles west of Houston, according to Texas's Fort Bend County Constable's Office.

The Uber driver told investigators that he wasn't entirely sure what Gibson was doing when he dropped him off at the bank, but thought it was suspicious that Gibson went inside with a blue duffel bag, a federal criminal complaint said. The driver said Gibson didn't use the phone app to arrange the ride, but flagged him down in downtown Portland. The driver took a picture of Gibson at some point because of his concerns, the complaint said.

Authorities used that photo, as well as surveillance footage and items with Gibson's name on them left behind in the duffel bag to identify him as a suspect, court records show.

The driver said Gibson provided his real first name, asked to be driven around to complete some errands and offered to pay in cash, the complaint said.

Gibson mentioned during the 45-minute trip to Wilsonville that he had three children and was from Houston, according to the complaint. The driver told investigators that Gibson claimed he and a friend won the lottery in Japan and he needed to get the money from the Wilsonville bank and buy a car.

The robber received nearly $3,300 from two bank tellers after showing one of them a note demanding $100,000, the complaint said. It appeared to be written like a ransom note.

"I really need the money, they have my kids," the suspect told one teller, according to the complaint.

The driver said Gibson paid him $100 soon after returning to the car. They drove back to Portland and the driver dropped off Gibson near Northwest 20th Place and Burnside Street because he claimed he needed to wire some money through Western Union, the complaint said. The driver told investigators that he last saw Gibson go into a Fred Meyer in the area.

Investigators found a blue duffel bag abandoned in the store's bathroom. It had a book and piece of paper with Gibson's name on them, several pairs of barber clippers, business cards and other items, the complaint said.

An arrest warrant for Gibson was issued in November, court records show. According to the Fort Bend County Constable's Office, a deputy pulled Gibson over a month later for a traffic violation in Katy, Texas. The deputy learned Gibson had a federal warrant for his arrest from an emergency dispatcher after checking Gibson's driver's license.

-- Everton Bailey Jr.

ebailey@oregonian.com

503-221-8343; @EvertonBailey