Isabella Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing The Lake Bank in Two Harbors

MINNEAPOLIS—Earlier today in federal court, a 25-year-old man from the northern Minnesota community of Isabella pleaded guilty to robbing The Lake Bank Super One Branch in Two Harbors on Christmas Eve. Robert Kenneth Moore pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery. Moore, who was indicted on January 24, 2012, entered his plea before United States District Court Judge John R. Tunheim.

In his plea agreement, Moore admitted that on December 24, 2011, he stole approximately $6,669 from the bank. According to a law enforcement affidavit filed in the case, at approximately 9:45 a.m., a man, later identified as Moore, walked into the bank and placed a demand note on the counter. The note stated that the man had a gun. It also ordered the teller to quietly put the money in a bag. After receiving the cash, the man left the premises.

On Christmas Day, the Two Harbors Police Department received a tip that the robber was in an apartment in Proctor. At 1:15 a.m. on December 25, 2011, officers were allowed into the apartment, where they found Moore hiding in the bathroom. Authorities also discovered cash sealed in The Lake Bank strap.

For his crime, Moore faces a potential maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Judge Tunheim will determine his sentence at a future hearing. This case is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Two Harbors Police Department, with assistance from the Proctor Police Department, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura M. Provinzino.