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TWO PEOPLE INDICTED
BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN DENVER
FOR ROBBING SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO BANKS
DENVER - Troy A.
Eid, United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, and James H.
Davis, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's
Denver Division, announced that on May 5, 2008, a federal grand jury in
Denver, Colorado, returned an indictment charging KACEY ALLEN FISHER,
age 32, of New Mexico, and JULIA NORRIS (aka Julie Gould), age 31, also
of New Mexico, with two counts of armed bank robbery. Both defendants
are presently in federal custody in New Mexico on bank robbery charges
there.
According to the
District of Colorado indictment, on March 26, 2008, FISHER and NORRIS
allegedly robbed the Bank of the San Juans in Durango, Colorado using
a firearm. On April 1, 2008, the defendants allegedly robbed the First
Southwest Bank in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, also using a firearm. In addition
to the bank robbery charges, the indictment also charges FISHER with using
a firearm during and in relation to a crime.
If convicted of armed
bank robbery, both defendants face up to 25 years in federal prison, and
up to a $250,000 fine. If FISHER is convicted of using a firearm during
and in relation to a crime he faces not less than 7 years consecutive
to any other sentence.
"Kudos to the
FBI for identifying these defendants," said U.S. Attorney Troy Eid.
"Bank robberies
continue to be a priority of the FBI," said FBI Special Agent in
Charge James Davis. "This case was possible thanks to the cooperation
between Durango and Albuquerque agents and local authorities."
This case was investigated
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Durango Branch Office, with substantial
assistance from the Durango Police Department, the Pagosa Springs Police
Department, the Farmington Police Department, and the Albuquerque Division
of the FBI.
The case is being
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd Norvell.
The charges are only
allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless or until
proven guilty.
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