Matthew Schweitzer, Bank Robbery, Tennessee 2013

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Bank Robber Caught on Camera in Memphis

Matthew Schweitzer, 26, of Memphis, and Derek Wurth, 25, have been charged in separate criminal complaints with one count of bank robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III.

The crimes took place on November 4 and 5, 2013, at the Kroger Store located at 676 N. Germantown Parkway in Cordova. A lone male entered the store and approached one of the bank tellers at Suntrust Bank, demanding money and fleeing with the cash.

Thanks to a Crime Stopper tip, Schweitzer was identified as the perpetrator and arrested on November 5, 2013, by members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force without incident.

While in custody, Schweitzer confessed to the robbery of the Suntrust Bank and implicated Wurth in the October 11, 2013 robbery of the First Tennessee Bank located inside the Kroger Store at 9025 U.S. Highway 64. Wurth was subsequently arrested on November 6, 2013, in Oxford, MS.

This case was investigated by the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Lorraine Craig representing the government.

The charges and allegations contained in the complaints are merely accusations, and the defendants are considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Matthew Schweitzer, 26, of Memphis, is charged with one count of bank robbery. Derek Wurth, 25, was also charged with one count of bank robbery. The crimes took place in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 4 and 5, 2013. The outcome of this case is currently pending.