A Federal Way man was charged with robbery and attempted robbery after incidents at three tribal casinos and a Shoreline bank in August.
According to a Nov. 13 announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Edgar Oswaldo Gonzalez-Barragan, 32, a Mexican national who resided in Federal Way, was detained and charged with two counts of attempted robbery, one count of robbery and one count of bank robbery. According to the DOJ, Gonzalez-Barragan was arrested by Kent Police just hours after he allegedly robbed the U.S. Bank branch in Shoreline. He was formally charged on Nov. 6, according to court documents.
According to the DOJ, the Shoreline robbery was the last in a string of robberies or attempted robberies that began in August. On Aug. 1, Gonzalez-Barragan allegedly brandished a silver handgun when he approached the cashier window at the Tulalip Quil Ceda Creek Casino and demanded money from the till…