Corpus Christi, Texas – A brazen bank robbery that left the community shaken has resulted in a conviction for the perpetrator. Nicholas Vernon Tolmie, 52, of Corpus Christi, pleaded guilty to robbing the Texas Champion Bank through the use of force and intimidation.
According to court documents, Tolmie robbed the bank located on Ayers Street in Corpus Christi on two separate occasions, July 11, 2012, and November 19, 2012. In both incidents, he presented threatening notes to bank tellers demanding money.
Tolmie was arrested on November 19, 2012, after Corpus Christi Police officers responded to the bank to investigate the robbery. Officers searched the area and found discarded clothes in an abandoned building matching the clothes worn during the robbery.
The investigation revealed that a man had recently fled the building and entered a nearby restaurant. Officers located Tolmie in that restaurant and he was subsequently detained. Tolmie had the cash from the robbery concealed in his boots and admitted it came from the bank robbery.
Tolmie was later identified by an eyewitness and fingerprint evidence as having also committed the July 11, 2012, robbery. Tolmie later admitted he committed both bank robberies.
Tolmie has been in custody without a bond since his arrest on November 19, 2012. Judge John D. Rainey has set sentencing for May 20, 2013, at 10:30 a.m., at which time Tolmie faces up to 20 years imprisonment as well as a possible $250,000 fine.
The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sam Brown IV.
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