BANK ROBBERY ROCKS ARTESIA
Artesia, New Mexico – Roman Andrew Poulsen, 40, of Artesia, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court today to four years and three months in prison for bank robbery. Poulsen pleaded guilty on January 7.
The crime occurred on July 15, 2021, when Poulsen robbed the Washington Federal Bank in Artesia. Poulsen entered the bank and provided a demand note to one of the tellers, who placed the money into a bank envelope and handed it over to Poulsen. Poulsen immediately fled the bank after the robbery.
Following the robbery, Artesia Police officers located Poulsen’s vehicle at a Fenn’s Country Market. Officers found Poulsen and Lori Crapo, 41, of Springville, Utah, at the store and arrested them.
Officers observed video surveillance from the store that showed Crapo putting something onto one of the shelves on a store aisle before she was apprehended. Officers then searched that area of the store and located cash from the robbery hidden behind a box of ice cream cones.
Crapo pleaded guilty on January 4 to misprision of a felony. On April 26, she was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Poulsen will be subject to three years of supervised release upon his release from prison. The Roswell Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office and the Artesia Police Department investigated this case, with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Randy M. Castellano and Aaron O. Joran prosecuting the case.
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Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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