FBI and Temple Police Searching for Multi-State Armed Bank Robbers

TEMPLE, TX—FBI Special Agent in Charge Cory B. Nelson announced today that the FBI and Temple Police Department are seeking the public’s help in locating three persons involved in an armed bank robbery spree which began in Hamilton, Missouri on May 19, 2011. Early yesterday, a federal complaint was filed in Waco, Texas, charging Jeffrey Brent Heckman, age 25; Jacob Thomas Norris, age 23; and Alexia Quentasha Baker, age 23, with armed robbery of the Texell Federal Credit Union located at 3314 South 31st Street, Temple, Texas, on July 11, 2011.

Investigation has determined that after the Texell Federal Credit Union robbery, the trio traveled to San Antonio, Texas for a brief period, and then to Laredo, Texas, with the possibility of a crossing into Mexico.

The trio may be traveling with two Boston Terrier dogs, and they may be operating a 2006 Buick Rendezvous SUV (see photo). This investigation is being conducted by the FBI in San Antonio, Kansas City, and St. Louis, as well as local authorities in Missouri and the Temple Police Department. Heckman, Norris, and Baker, are considered armed and dangerous, and any person who encounters them should take no independent action themselves other than to alert the FBI or local authorities.

A federal complaint is a charging document only, and it should not be considered a final determination or evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Persons with any information which may be useful in this investigation are directed to contact the following telephone numbers:

FBI San Antonio—Waco Resident Agency
254-772-1627

FBI San Antonio—Laredo Resident Agency
956-723-4021

Local media inquiries specific to this press release may be addressed through the following points of contact:

FBI Waco Resident Agency,
Special Agent Norman Townsend
254-772-1627

FBI Laredo Resident Agency
Supervisory Special Agent David Villarreal
956-723-4021