A RIO RANCHO MAN APPEARS IN FEDERAL COURT TUESDAY TO FACE BANK ROBBERY CHARGES. THE F-B-I SAYS 22 YEAR OLD JOSHUA ABEYTA ROBBED THE SANTA FE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ON JEFFERSON STREET NORTHEAST IN ALBUQUERQUE ON MONDAY. HE HANDED THE TELLER A NOTE DEMANDING MONEY AND THE TELLER COMPLIED.
ABEYTA LEFT THE SCENE ON FOOT BUT WAS FOLLOWED BY SOME CUSTOMERS. ABEYTA WAS TAKEN IN TO CUSTODY BY AN APD OFFICER. IF HE’S CONVICTED HE FACES A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON.
