DENVER—Christian Paetsch, age 45, was
arrested Saturday evening by members of the Aurora Police Department and the
FBI’s Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and
the FBI announced today. Paetsch was charged today by criminal complaint with
one count of armed bank robbery and one count of using or brandishing a firearm
during and in relation to a crime of violence. The robbery took place on
Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 3:46 p.m. at the Wells Fargo Bank located at 15301
East Hampden Avenue in Aurora, Colorado. The defendant allegedly used a firearm
during the course of the bank robbery. The defendant appeared in U.S. District
Court in Denver today, where he was advised of the charges pending against him.
He is being held without bond and is scheduled to be back in court on June 7 at
10 a.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix for a detention hearing and
a preliminary hearing.
If convicted, Paetsch faces not more
than 25 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for armed bank
robbery. In addition, he faces not less than seven years, and up to life in
federal prison, consecutive to the first sentence, if convicted of using or
brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. He also
faces restitution consisting of the money he allegedly took from the bank.
This case was investigated by the Aurora
Police Department and the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force. The
defendant is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David Conner.
A criminal complaint is a probable cause
charging document. Anyone accused of committing a felony violation of federal
law has a Constitutional right to be indicted by a federal grand jury. The
charges in the complaint are allegations, and the defendant is presumed
innocent unless and until proven guilty.
It is important to note that federal
authorities cannot release mug shots, nor can we authorize the release of mug
shots.
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