Man charged in attempted robbery, hostage standoff at St. Cloud bank Man, 35, allegedly had scissors and held five hostage over nine hours. May 13, 2021 8:57am Text size Copy shortlink:
The 35-year-old man accused of holding five bank employees hostage during a robbery in St. Cloud last week was charged Wednesday in U.S. District Court.
Ray R. McNeary was arrested Thursday night following a nearly nine-hour standoff at a Wells Fargo bank on the west side of St. Cloud.
On Friday, he was charged in Stearns County District with seven felony counts.
An affidavit signed by an FBI agent alleges McNeary violated federal law by using force, violence or intimidation while taking money belonging to a financial institution.
Charges: St. Cloud bank robber wanted to go viral, become a martyr
Police were in a standoff with him at the Wells Fargo bank for more than 8 hours.
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Credit: Stearns County Jail
The 35-year-old suspected bank robber in St. Cloud allegedly wanted to become a martyr and put on a big show to attract the FBI and media, according to criminal charges filed in Stearns County District Court.
Ray Reco McNeary, of Waite Park, entered the Wells Fargo bank at 200 33rd Avenue South in St. Cloud on the afternoon of Thursday, May 6, and became upset with the bank manager about alleged fraud on his account, the charges say.
Man charged in St. Cloud bank hostage case By Paul Jurgens
May 7, 2021 4:27 PM
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Charges have been filed against a man accused of holding five employees hostage during a standoff at a bank that lasted more than eight hours.
35-year-old Ray R. McNeary of Waite Park was charged with first-degree aggravated robbery, armed kidnapping and assault in Stearns County District Court.
Police say that no firearm was found on McNeary or at the scene, but he did arm himself with a pair of scissors.
McNeary was arrested in the bank shortly after the fifth and final hostage left the building about 10 p.m. Thurs.
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With pizza and patience, cops win 9-hour bank hostage standoff in St. Cloud The ordeal at Wells Fargo bank in St. Cloud ended with all five hostages escaping serious injury and the suspect arrested. May 7, 2021 3:14pm Text size Copy shortlink:
ST. CLOUD – Roughly eight hours into a nine-hour standoff at a Wells Fargo bank in St. Cloud on Thursday evening, crisis negotiators brought pizza to the bank s front doors.
Shortly after, the last of five hostages made a break for the door and rushed outside as officers entered the building and took the 35-year-old suspect into custody.
None of the captives all employees of the bank on St. Cloud s west side suffered life-threatening injuries, officials said. But the situation was fraught with threats from the suspect that escalated and waned during the afternoon and evening.