Date: 07-30-2017

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Case Number: 3:17-cr-00028-TMB

Judge: Timothy M. Burgess

Court: United States District Court for the District of Alaska (Anchorage Borough)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Kelly A. Cavanaugh

Defendant's Attorney: Darrel J. Gardner - FPD

Description: Anchorage, AK - Group Responsible for ATM Thefts Pleads Guilty

The group responsible for ATM thefts at several local Alaska banks pleaded guilty July 26, 2017 in U.S. District Court in Anchorage.

Adrian Cheyne Turnbow, 26, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to an Indictment charging him with possession of stolen bank property. As part of his plea, Turnbow admitted his involvement in four separate Automated Teller Machine (ATM) thefts from banks in Anchorage where he used front end loaders stolen from local construction sites to remove the ATMs from the banks. Turnbow was involved in thefts or attempted thefts that occurred on December 25, 2016, February 6, March 1, and March 6, 2017.

Cristi Cozzetti, 28, Jerd Thacker, 28, and Jordan Cook, 29, all from Anchorage, pleaded guilty to an Indictment charging them with possession of stolen bank property. As part of their plea, the group admitted they possessed an ATM on March 1, 2017, and attempted to open it after it had been stolen from an Anchorage bank by Turnbow.

Turnbow, Cozzetti, Thacker, and Cook have been in federal custody from the time of their arrest in March 2017.

Each defendant faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years, and a potential fine of up to $250,000.

Acting U.S. Attorney Schroder commended the diligent and hard work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Anchorage Police Department for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Turnbow, Cozzetti, Thacker, and Cook.

Outcome: Guilty

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