November 21, 2009
- Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot - Idaho
Zions bank robbery update-money recovered
By Araksya Karapetyan
BONNEVILLE COUNTY - Twenty one year-old Rachel Williamson was arraigned today.
Yesterday, we were told the note Williamson handed the teller stated she had a weapon. That's false. It stated she had a bomb, but police didn't find a bomb. And as far as, how much money she took, it's calculated to be about 48- hundred dollars. Most of that has been recovered, except for what she already spent. So the question is, what did she spend it on, in such a short period of time? "She paid a little on her rent, then went shopping at Wal-Mart," says Doug Metcalf, with the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office. Williamson left the bank and headed back to this house on 19th street. She's been renting a room here for the last few weeks, but owed money on it. So, the first thing she did, was pay her rent. "How much did she give you?" asked Araksya Karapetyan. "I think seven or eight hundred dollars," says Jamie Foss, Williamson's roommate. "She didn't have any money kind of down and out," says Metcalf. "When she gave you that money did you know where that money had come from?" asks Karapetyan. "No, I just assumed she borrowed it from her dad or her mom or something," says Foss. From there Williamson went shopping. "I said I had to go to Wal-Mart Mart to buy some dish soap and things and she asked if she could go with, so we went to Wal-Mart," says Ross. According to Foss, the entire time she didn't seem too concerned. "Never guessed she robbed a bank before?" asks Karapetyan. "Oh no I would think if you'd done something like that you'd be acting all stressed out or something, but she was normal," says Foss. When they got back home, Bonneville County Deputies greeted them. "She looked pretty scared and I asked the cop what was going on and they said there was a bank robber at my house and they looked at her and said we think that's her and took her out of the car," says Foss. "They didn't know if anything had happened and why we were there, they were very surprised," says Metcalf. "Never would have expected it to happen at my house," says Foss. In total, she spent about one thousand dollars, but Foss has handed over the rent money Williamson paid her. Foss says she wants nothing to do with the crime. As for Williamson, she is facing charges for robbery. If convicted, she could get five years to life for this felony. Her bond is set at two thousand dollars. |
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