Robber Guilty In CU Shooting, But CashStill Missing

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.

For reprint and licensing requests for this article, click here.
MORE FROM AMERICAN BANKER