One of three suspects wanted for robbing a bank in Nogales, Arizona, was arrested thanks to the help of Mexican authorities, according to reports.
The robbery happened shortly after 3 p.m. Sept. 13 at the First Convenience Bank inside Walmart, the Nogales Police Department said.
Francisco Javier Romo-Angulo was quickly identified as the suspect who took an undisclosed amount of money and left it in the vehicle.
The vehicle was located by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office and the Arizona Department of Public Safety on Interstate 19.
“A traffic stop was attempted on the vehicle and later placed a male driver into custody,” NPD said in a press release. It later found that Romo-Angulo was not in the vehicle.
The arrested driver was identified as Stephen Patrick Bacon, 64, of Sonoita, according to the Nogales International newspaper. He was jailed on charges of conspiracy to commit armed robbery, failure to surrender or stop to law enforcement, and facilitation to commit armed robbery.
Francisco Javier Romo-Angulo is pictured in a mugshot released by law enforcement. Nogales Police Department
Francisco Javier Romo-Angulo stole an undisclosed amount of money from a bank inside Walmart. Nogales Police Department
Romo-Angulo, 31, of Nogales, was not in custody until Sept. 16, police announced on Facebook. He allegedly placed an empty suitcase on the counter while demanding $45,000 from the teller and threatening to shoot her if she didn’t comply, according to federal court records obtained by the news website Border Report.
Court records say security cameras at the Grand Avenue International Port of Entry captured video of the robbers allegedly walking into Mexico 10 minutes later.
First Convenience Bank is located in Walmart.Google Maps
US authorities are apparently seeking Mexico’s help in locating Romo-Angulo, who is being held in Nogales, Mexico. The American citizen was handed over to US authorities at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona.
Additional video shows the suspect, Bacon, and another man identified as Mark Smith coming from Mexico to Nogales about 20 minutes before the robbery, the US Attorney’s Office in Arizona told the Border Report.
Smith was reportedly found and arrested at the same time as Bacon. The three men are now facing bank robbery charges.
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