BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Kern County court discovered a male guilty of a 9th California bank robbery Monday, after he burglarized a Wells Fargo Bank on California Avenue in September 2021 and led police on a high-speed chase, authorities stated.
Ray Fitzgerald Green, was convicted Monday of second-degree robbery, grand burglary, careless evading of a law enforcement agent and belongings of a weapon by a lawbreaker, the Kern County District Attorney’s Office stated in a launch.
Green was formerly convicted of 8 previous bank break-ins in the Bay Area — 7 in between 1992 and 1993, and one in 2002. The bank break-ins took place in Santa Clara, San Jose, Milpitas and San Francisco.
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Santa Clara detectives referred to as Green “20/20,” based upon the clear lens square glasses he would certainly commonly put on throughout the break-ins.
On Sept. 15, 2021, Ray Fitzgerald Green strolled right into the Wells Fargo Bank at 5401 California Ave. and offered the bank cashier a note that reviewed: “I have a gun … I want large bills only $20’s, $50’s, $100’s. No dye packs. No trackers. If you do what I say, you and your family won’t get hurt.”
Photos given by thanks to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office.
The cashier gave up money to Green that after that got away the scene. What Green really did not understand existed was in reality, a tracker ingrained within the pile of money. BPD, with the aid of a KCSO helicopter, adhered to Green heading northbound on Highway 99.
Once authorities reached Green, he stayed clear of a web traffic quit and led police officers in an automobile search, weaving in and out of web traffic. Green got to rates of 140 miles per hour throughout the chase and also drove via a coned-off building and construction area, the District Attorney’s workplace stated via a press release.
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Officers adhered to Green on a harmful high-speed search that got to rates of 140 miles per hour, according to district attorneys. The search finished in Delano when Green collapsed right into a tree. Investigators stated they discovered the note, the precise quantity of money and garments used throughout the bank robbery.
Photos given by thanks to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office.
Officials stated Green likewise put on a comparable design of clear, square-lensed glasses throughout the 2021 Bakersfield Wells Fargo robbery.
Sentencing is arranged for Aug. 6. Because of his numerous previous strike sentences, Green confronts 46 years to life in jail.
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