BEAUMONT, Texas – A 29-year-old Beaumont, Texas man has been
indicted for robbing a bank in the Eastern District of Texas announced U.S.
Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
Clarence Richard Griffin was indicted by a federal grand
jury today and charged with bank robbery.
According to information presented in court, on Aug. 8,
2019, Griffin is alleged to have entered the Beaumont Community Credit Union on
MLK Parkway in Beaumont, approached the teller with his hand inside a plastic
bag simulating a weapon, and demanded money. Griffin then fled the credit union
with approximately $2,100 in cash and was apprehended a short time later near
the credit union with the stolen cash, plastic bag, and bank tracking
device. Video surveillance supported
witness accounts.
If convicted, Griffin faces up to 20 years in federal
prison.
This case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Anderson.
It is important to note that a complaint, arrest, or
indictment should not be considered as evidence of guilt and that all persons
charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a
reasonable doubt.
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