ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – An Anchorage man robbed a credit union last month armed only “with the power & authority of Jesus,” according to an affidavit filed in Alaska district court.
Deshalon Jelks, 35, is being charged with first-degree robbery with the use of a weapon, second-degree robbery with use of force to compel delivery, second-degree theft and two counts of violating conditions of release.
At around 5:58 p.m. on Feb. 26, the affidavit states Jelks approached a teller at Credit Union 1 on Debarr Road and gave them a note reading, “I have a weapon. And that weapon I am armed with the power & authority of Jesus Christ. Empty the drawer into an envelope do not set off the alarm. -Neeclti sent me. -Thank you.”…