Federal prosecutors have charged a 36-year-old convicted bank robber with holding up a North End bank branch last month.
Ezekiel T. Black is being detained at the federal detention center in SeaTac. He’s been charged federally with one count of bank robbery for the July 6 holdup at Key Bank, 3917 N. 26th St.
The bank branch was robbed about 3:20 p.m. July 6. The bandit approached a teller and whispered, “This is a robbery. Remain calm,” according to court documents. The robber fled after getting cash.
Tacoma police released to the media surveillance photos of the suspect.
During the investigation, Black was developed as a possible suspect. He was contacted July 24 at his home and arrested after a short foot pursuit, charging documents state.
The Key Bank teller, Black’s Department of Corrections community corrections officer and Black’s girlfriend identified Black as the man in surveillance photos from the Key Bank robbery.
At the time of the Key Bank heist, Black was on federal probation for a previous bank robbery conviction. There also was a warrant for his arrest out of Texas.
Time for this menace to society to be stowed away for the last time. How many more banks need to be terrorized because the judges feel sorry for the suspect! How about sentencing him to the long end of the sentence range this time.