A MAN WHO IS SAID TO HAVE ROBBED BANKS ON THREE CONSECUTIVE MONDAYS IN THE SUMMER OF 2015 PLEADS GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT. TWENTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD MARCELINO CHALAN OF COCHITI PUEBLO ADMITTED TO ROBBING A BANK ON JULY 20TH, ANOTHER ON JULY 27TH, THEN A THIRD A WEEK LATER ON AUGUST 3RD.
ONE BANK WAS IN RIO RANCHO, THE OTHER TWO IN ALBUQUERQUE.
POLICE CAUGHT UP WITH CHALAN ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF LATER AFTER GETTING A TIP. HE FACES UP TO 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON. HE ENTERED HIS PLEA WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A PLEA AGREEMENT.
NO SENTENCING DATE HAS BEEN SET.
