LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to the armed robbery of a bank in New Mexico in 2012.
Prosecutors say 44-year-old Robert O’Dell Neihart, of Ignacio, entered his plea Friday in federal court in Las Cruces.
A sentencing hasn’t been set yet. But under terms of his plea agreement, prosecutors say Neihart is facing between 148 months to 161 months in prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
Neihart was accused of robbing a Wells Fargo Bank branch in Farmington with a semi-automatic pistol on Sept. 21, 2012.
He approached a teller and handing her a two-page letter demanding money.
Neihart admitted using the pistol to shoot at police vehicles that pursued him after the bank robbery.
He later was arrested in Colorado.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.