MARINA, Calif. - (11/22/04) -- A suspect who gave himself up lastJune three weeks after robbing Central Coast CU, pleaded guiltylast week to charges of armed robbery and shooting an employeeduring the hold-up--but not before stashing the vast majority ofthe $118,000 he stole. Jesus Osorio, 30, was arrested in LittleRock, Ark., where had had fled following the May robbery, but todate has only surrendered $1,000 of the stolen loot. During theheist, Osorio got frustrated over the length of time it took fortellers to compile and fired a shot into the floor. The shotshattered the bullet and deflected shrapnel into the foot of thebranch manager.
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