Las Cruces, NM – A Colorado man has admitted to robbing three banks in New Mexico and Colorado in 2014 and 2015.
John Allen Pierceall, 54, of Denver, Colo., pleaded guilty to committing the bank robberies in federal court in Las Cruces.
The robberies took place between Aug. 2014 and Aug. 2015, with Pierceall robbing the US Bank located at 901 East University Ave. in Las Cruces on Aug. 24, 2015.
According to court documents, Pierceall robbed the bank by presenting a teller with a demand note stating that he was armed and would shoot if she did not comply with his demand for cash.
Pierceall also pleaded guilty to robbing Vectra Bank Colorado in Denver twice, once on Aug. 14, 2014, and again on Oct. 7, 2014.
In his plea agreement, Pierceall waived his right to have the Colorado bank robberies prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, and agreed to have a federal judge in the District of New Mexico accept his guilty plea on those crimes.
Pierceall faces a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison followed by up to 3 years of supervised release. A sentencing hearing has yet to be scheduled.
The case was investigated by the Las Cruces office of the FBI, the Las Cruces Police Department, and the Denver Police Department with assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa A. Lizarraga is prosecuting the case.
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Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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