Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Preliminary hearing set for accused Joplin bank robber

A 10 a.m. Friday preliminary and detention hearing has been scheduled in U. S. District Court in Springfield for Wesley Charles Osborne Jr., charged with the June 19 robbery at United Missouri Bank, 2106 S. Maiden Lane, Joplin.

Court records indicate Osborne was arrested the next day on an assault charge at Downstream Casino. Joplin Police, who had received information linking to Osborne to the bank robbery questioned him and he admitted the crime, giving accurate details that had not been released to the public.

In addition, he had been arrested with a $20 bill matching the serial number of a "bait bill" taken during the robbery.

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