A 33-year-old Minneapolis man was indicted today in federal court in connection with two bank robberies that occurred last month in Maplewood and in St. Louis Park.

Jared Amon Rohling was charged with two counts of bank robbery.  Rohling’s indictment alleges that he did by force, violence and intimidation take approximately $450 from a TCF Bank in St. Louis Park on February 17 and approximately $3,001 from a TCF Bank in Maplewood on February 18.

According to a Federal Bureau of Investigation affidavit, at approximately 3:30 p.m. on February 18, the bank, located at 2390 White Bear Ave. N., was robbed. The robber handed a note to a teller that was written on an anniversary card. The note said “Give me all the money.” After reading the note, the teller asked the robber if the note was a joke, and the robber replied, “No, it’s not a joke.”

The teller complied and gave the robber money.  The robber said, “Thank you,” and walked out of the bank.  Police located an individual matching the description of the robber in a minivan parked just north of Minnesota Street.  The individual, who was identified as Rohling, surrendered to police without incident.

Police recovered $2,801 in Rohling’s front pocket of his pants and $200 from behind the minivan’s front passenger seat.

If convicted, Rohling faces a potential maximum penalty of 20 years on each count.  All sentences are determined by a federal district court judge.  This case is the result of an investigation by the FBI, the Maplewood Police Department and the St. Louis Park Police Department.  It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Tricia A. Tingle.

An indictment is a determination by a grand jury that there is probable cause to believe that offenses have been committed by a defendant.  A defendant, of course, is presumed innocent until he or she pleads guilty or is proven guilty at trial.