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Compass Bank Robbery

FBI El Paso July 09, 2011
  • Special Agent Michael Martinez (915) 832-5373

At approximately 9:40 a.m., 47-year-old HUGO GUZMAN walked into the Compass Bank located at 7744 North Loop, El Paso, Texas, handed the teller a note, and demanded money. GUZMAN stated he had a handgun, however did not display a weapon. The teller handed over an undisclosed amount of money. GUZMAN fled the bank on foot and was arrested shortly thereafter at a nearby residence by the El Paso Police Department. GUZMAN is being held at the El Paso County Detention Facility and is being charged with one count of Bank Robbery.

This case is being worked by the FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force, which includes the El Paso Police Department and El Paso Sheriff’s Department.