Former Minneapolis cop indicted in bank robbery
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A federal grand jury has indicted a former Minneapolis police SWAT team member in the robbery of an Apple Valley bank.
Twenty-eight-year-old Timothy Edward Carson of Rosemount had already been charged in the Jan. 6 robbery. The formal indictment filed Wednesday lets the case to move forward.
Carson is now charged with one count of armed bank robbery and one firearms count. He faces a maximum potential penalty of 25 years in prison on the bank robbery charge and a mandatory minimum of seven years on the firearms charge.
Carson's next court date has not been set and he has not entered a plea. His attorney was out of the office Wednesday and unavailable for comment.
Authorities say Carson also has confessed to several other bank robberies in the Twin Cities area.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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