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July 27,2004

EMPHASIS: Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested



Captain Ronald K. Replogle, Director of Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC), announces that a bank robbery suspect has been arrested as the result of a joint investigation in northwest Missouri.



The investigation was conducted in cooperation with Harrison County Missouri Sheriff’s Department, Bethany Missouri Police Department, Leon Iowa Police Department. Decatur County Iowa Sheriff’ Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop H, DDCC Criminal Investigators, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation following the robbery of the Citizens Bank in Blythedale, Missouri on July 23, 2004.



Captain Replogle said Javier J. Garcia, age 19, of Mount Ayr, Iowa was taken into custody and the money from the bank was recovered. During the course of this investigation, a burglary of the Citizens Bank of Eagleville, Missouri that occurred on July 19, 2004 was also cleared.



The above charges are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.