A 39-year-old man accused of robbing a Tacoma bank branch last month is going to be tried in federal court.

Robert Revels III was originally charged in Pierce County Superior Court. He made his first appearance in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on Thursday.

Federal prosecutors have charged him with armed bank robbery, being armed during the commission of a violent felony and being a felon in possession of a firearm, a press release from the U.S. District Attorney’s Office stated. If convicted of all charges, Revels faces a minimum of 40 years in federal prison.

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Pierce County prosecutors have charged a 52-year-old man in connection with two bank robberies last month in the Spanaway area.

James Wesley Twiggs was arraigned Tuesday on two counts of first-degree robbery and two counts of threatening to bomb or injure property. He’s being held in Pierce County Jail in lieu of $ 1 million bail.

Prosecutors allege Twiggs was responsible for bank robberies on March 24 and March 31.

The March 24 heist occurred at the Heritage Bank, 15211 Pacific Ave. S., in Spanaway. Employees reported that the robber entered the bank and slid a note and bag to …

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The suspected bank robber who was shot by three Tacoma police officers during a confrontation earlier this month was charged Wednesday in the heist.

Pierce County prosecutors charged Sean S. Sawyer, 43, with one count of first-degree robbery. Sawyer, who’d ben injured in the shooting, was released from the hospital and booked into Pierce COunty Jail on Tuesday night. He was expected to be arraigned on the charge Wednesday afternoon.

The bank robbery and officer-involved shooting were seven minutes apart the morning of March 15.

Prosecutors allege Sawyer robbed the Columbia Bank branch, 1959 S. Union Ave., at 11:05 …

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Federal Way police are trying to identify a man suspected of robbing a bank branch Thursday afternoon. The department released surveillance images of the suspect today in hopes of identifying him.

The man went into the Bank of America branch at 32011 Pacific Highway S. about 3:20 p.m. Thursday and handed a teller a note that demanded money, police reported. The bandit took an undisclosed amount of cash, his robbery note and left. He did not show a weapon or imply that he had one.

Investigators were looking into whether the same man is responsible for two other bank robberies …

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Pierce County sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man who robbed a Spanaway bank branch Wednesday morning.

The man entered Heritage Bank, 15211 Pacific Ave. S., about 9:15 a.m. He presented a teller with a note that demanded cash and a paper bag, deputies reported.

The robber told the teller to hurry up. He grabbed the cash and walked out of the bank, deputies reported.

He went across the street. A silver minivan pulled up and the robber got inside. The minivan was last seen going north on Pacific Avenue, deputies reported.

The bank robber was described as white, about …

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UPDATED INFORMATION:

Gig Harbor police have arrested a 27-year-old man suspected of robbing a bank while leaving his 2-year-old son in a truck.

The boy was unharmed and released to family members, Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.

The heist occurred about 11:25 a.m. Friday at the Umpqua Bank, 3123 56th St. Ct. N.W. The bandit presented a note to a teller that implied he had a weapon and demanded cash, Troyer said.

The robber left the bank with an undisclosed amount of money. A witness noticed the activity and provided responding Gig Harbor officers with a description of …

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Tacoma police shot and wounded a bank robbery suspect this morning after a confrontation on the Hilltop.

Paramedics have taken the suspect to a local hospital for treatment, police spokesman Mark Fulghum said. The suspect’s injuries do not appear to be life threatening.

“He’s expected to recover,” Fulghum said.

The man is suspected of robbing the Columbia Bank branch at 1959 S. Union Ave. about 11:05 a.m. The robber presented the teller with a note and left with an undisclosed amount of cash, Fulghum said. No weapon was seen.

Witnesses provided responding officers with a vehicle description. Another …

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Pierce County prosecutors filed charges today against a 39-year-old man accused of committing a takeover-style robbery at a South End bank branch Wednesday.

Robert Revels III was scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon. He’s been charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree assault and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.

Charging documents provide the following information:

The robbery occurred just before 1:25 p.m. Wednesday at the U.S. Bank, 870 S. 38th St. Witnesses reported that the robber entered the bank, pointed a gun at the security guard and ordered everyone to the floor. The robber, who wore a ski mask, yelled, …

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