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Gunman Robs Wells Fargo Bank Branch at Gunpoint in Albuquerque
An Albuquerque man was sentenced to 121 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction on armed bank robbery and firearms charges.
Mariano H. Herrera, 59, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, pleaded guilty on January 28, 2014, to the indictment without the benefit of a plea agreement.
Herrera admitted to robbing the Wells Fargo Bank branch located on 3401 Coors Blvd. NW, in Albuquerque at gunpoint on September 20, 2013.
On September 20, 2013, a man wearing a ski mask entered the bank and drew a handgun from his pants. The masked man brandished the handgun at two bank tellers and demanded that they give him all their money.
After the two tellers handed over currency to the robber, he left the bank on foot and ran around the building where he got into a pickup truck. Two bank customers, who followed the robber and watched him get into the truck, called 911 and provided the truck’s license plate number.
Deputies of the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office proceeded to Herrera’s residence, which was listed as the address for the registered owner of the truck. The deputies arrested Herrera after one of the bank customers positively identified him as the bank robber having seen Herrera’s face as he pulled off the ski mask as he drove away from the bank.
Herrera then led the deputies to a toolbox that contained Herrera’s handgun and almost all the money Herrera stole from the bank.
The case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the FBI and the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Norman Cairns.
Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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