(Worthington, Mn.)– A Minneapolis man has been formally chargedin a bank robbery in southwest Minnesota as authorities investigate whether he is reponsible for dozens of other bank robberies in the state.
49-year-old Mark Wetsch was charged Thursday in Nobles county with aggravated robbery, terroristic threats and theft…all felonies.
Wetsch is charged in Tuesday’s robbery of the Rolling Hills Bank in Brewster.
Prosecutor Gordon Moore says the robber used a fake gun to steal $1,800. The suspect was arrested by St. Peter police after he was seen in a vehicle believed involved in the holdup.
FBI spokesman Kyle Loven says authorities continue investigating whether the suspect is the serial bank robber dubbed the “man in black”.
Wetsch has asked for a public defender. He remains in jail with bail set at $300,000.
(From the Associated Press.).
