Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Brooklyn Center Bank

A 43-year-old man pleaded guilty today in federal court to robbing a Brooklyn Center bank on June 6.

Patrick Fitzgerald Williams, unknown address, pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery. He entered his plea before United States District Court Judge David Doty in Minneapolis. Williams was indicted on June 16.

According to his plea agreement, Williams admitted to taking $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.

Williams faces a potential maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Judge Doty will determine his sentence at a future date. This case is the result of an investigation by the FBI and the Brooklyn Center Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Leshia Lee-Dixon.