Terrell Maurice Mars, Bank Robbery, Arizona 2025

State: Arizona
Category: Violent Crime
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PHOENIX, Ariz. – A brazen bank robbery in Mesa, Arizona, ended in a swift arrest for 47-year-old Terrell Maurice Mars on April 18, 2025.

According to authorities, Mars entered a credit union in Mesa, waving what appeared to be a handgun, and directing the employees and customers to get down. He then demanded money from the tellers, and later the bank manager, who complied.

After leaving the credit union with the stolen cash, witnesses observed Mars flee on an electric scooter. Mesa Police Department patrol officers responded to a dispatch about the bank robbery and located Mars hiding under a truck in a nearby apartment parking lot.

Mars was taken into custody without incident and was found in possession of the same amount of cash that was stolen from the credit union. Police officers also found a hot glue gun near Mars that looked like the ostensible handgun he was seen carrying in credit union surveillance video.

An investigation into the bank robbery was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Mesa Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacqueline Schesnol is handling the prosecution.

A criminal complaint is simply a method by which a person is charged with criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent until evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Mars was charged by criminal complaint for bank robbery. The case number is 25-MJ-05233-PHX-DMF, and the release number is 2025-061_Mars.

For more information on the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/az/ or follow them on Twitter @USAO_AZ for the latest news.

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