LeRoy Banks was a fictional character in Left Behind: The Kids. He is the main antagonist in volume 1 of the dramatic audio presentation and a minor antagonist in volume 3. He knew Lionel Washington's uncle Andrè Dupree. He set a fire in an apartment Andrè was staying in, in hiding. He then fired a gun and killed Andrè. Just before Andrè died, he cried out to God for forgiveness and was saved. In Book 4, Tom Fogarty helps the kids catch LeRoy and bring him in custody. In Book 39 LeRoy meets with Mark Eisman in a Global Community jail, stating that he escaped the prison during the Wrath Of The Lamb earthquake. After he escaped, his attempted to steal electronics from a Global Community warehouse with his new partner-in-crime Steve. Steve was later saved through Mark Eisman's evangelism and executed with a guillotine in the prison for refusing to take the mark of Carpathia. It is unknown whether LeRoy took the mark of Carpathia or became a believer in Jesus Christ.
Appearances[]
- 1. The Vanishings (first appearance)
- 2. Second Chance
- 3. Through the Flames
- 4. Facing the Future
- 39. The Road to War (last appearance)
Trivia[]
- In the dramatic audio presentation, Banks is not seen at the prison that Mark Eisman is taken to.
- LeRoy had harassed and threatened all the original members of the Young Tribulation Force except for Judd Thompson Jr.
- LeRoy was the first enemy of the Young Tribulation Force.
- LeRoy had given Lionel Washington's name as a person of interest to be recruited into joining their Morale Monitor camp.
- In the dramatic audio presentation, LeRoy had given Lionel's name in exchange for a leniency plea to reduce his sentence to only 10 years.