Denver “Outlaw” Author Nabbed In Colorado Boulevard Bank Job

Charles Christopher Martinez, 48, an Arvada resident who previously served time for bank robbery, is back behind bars after a Colorado Boulevard bank heist that investigators say looked uncomfortably familiar. Police allege Martinez walked into a U.S. Bank branch, demanded cash from a teller, then took off before officers later recovered clothing that matched surveillance images. Martinez, who went on to write about his earlier prison stint, is now being held while investigators and prosecutors sort out possible charges.

According to CBS News Colorado, Martinez was arrested on Jan. 8 after investigators linked him to a robbery that happened three days earlier. Responding officers reportedly found a bright orange jacket marked “Tech Ops” that matched what bank cameras captured inside the branch. Authorities had released those surveillance photos to the public as they hunted for a suspect…

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