Cody Lowell Troy, Armed Bank Robbery, Minnesota 2012

Cody Lowell Troy and Travis Michael Burns, two men from northern Minnesota, have been indicted for their roles in an armed bank robbery that took place on December 10, 2012, at the First State Bank of Bigfork in Kelliher, Minnesota.

According to the indictment, Troy, 19, of Mizpah, and Burns, 20, of Bemidji, stole approximately $3,738 from the bank while putting the lives of others in jeopardy by brandishing a 12-gauge, sawed-off shotgun. Troy was also charged with one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Authorities allege that Troy entered the bank at approximately 2:24 p.m. wearing a white protective containment suit, a ‘Halloween’ movie style mask, Nike Air Jordan shoes, and black gloves. He allegedly approached a teller, placed a black backpack on the counter, pointed the shotgun in the teller’s direction, and pumped the gun. The teller immediately placed the money in the backpack, which Troy allegedly grabbed before fleeing the premises in a red pickup truck.

On December 12, 2012, police arrested Troy in Bemidji on an outstanding Itasca County warrant for failure to appear in connection with a prior felony. At that time, officers also located a red pickup that matched the description of the one witnesses spotted in the vicinity of the bank immediately after the robbery.

During the subsequent execution of a search warrant at the Bemidji apartment where Burns lived and Troy was staying, authorities seized shotgun shells, a hacksaw, and a loaded sawed-off shotgun, as well as the sawed-off gun stock and barrel. They also recovered a white protective containment suit, black gloves, Nike Air Jordan shoes, and a ‘Halloween’ movie style mask. The backpack used in the robbery, as well as some money from the bank, were recovered in Burns’ bedroom.

Troy is prohibited under federal law from possessing a firearm at any time due to his prior conviction of third-degree burglary in Koochiching County in 2011.

If convicted, the defendants face a potential maximum penalty of 25 years in prison for armed bank robbery. In addition, Troy faces a potential maximum penalty of ten years for being a felon in possession of a firearm and a mandatory minimum penalty of ten years for brandishing a firearm during a violent crime. All sentences will be determined by a federal district court judge.

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