Greenville man federally charged for Bear Creek bank robbery

A Greenville man has been federally charged for a bank robbery that happened back in October.

Attorney Brad Schimel announced on Tuesday that a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against 43-year-old Martin M. Muniz-Lara of Greenville. Muniz-Lara is accused of being involved in a Bear Creek armed robbery, which local authorities say happened on Friday, Oct. 17, at Premier Community Bank.

The first charge is of armed bank robbery, which Muniz-Lara faces up to 25 years in prison for. The second is of brandishing a firearm during/in relation to a crime of violence, which he faces up to life in prison for…

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