Man Indicted for Robbing Brooklyn Center Bank

A 43-year-old man was indicted yesterday in federal court in connection with the June 6 robbery of a Brooklyn Center bank.

Patrick Fitzgerald Williams, unknown address, was charged with one count of bank robbery. His indictment alleges that on June 6 he did by force, violence and intimidation take approximately $550 from a TCF Bank in Brooklyn Center.

According to a Federal Bureau of Investigation affidavit, at approximately 9:10 a.m. on June 6, the bank, located at 2950 County Road 10, was robbed. The robber, later identified as Williams, entered through the main entrance and waited in line. Williams approached the counter, and showed the teller a note that stated, “Don’t talk to anyone, give me everything or I will shoot you. I have a gun.”

Williams had his hand in his pocket and acted as if he had a gun. The teller saw a round circle in his pocket that looked like the barrel of a gun through the clothes. The teller complied and gave Williams cash. Williams grabbed the cash, left the bank, and was last seen heading south on Xerxes Avenue.

Surveillance photographs of the robbery were distributed in the local media, and police received tips by citizens that the robber appeared to be Williams. On June 10 Williams turned himself in to the Brooklyn Center Police Department.

If convicted, Williams faces a potential maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. All sentences are determined by a federal district court judge. This case is the result of an investigation by the FBI and the Brooklyn Center Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Leshia Lee-Dixon.

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