Cops say man robbed Mpls. bank, awaited arrest

Article by: Star Tribune
Updated: July 12, 2011 - 7:20 PM

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A 20-year-old man told police he was hoping for prison or deportation after he threatened to blow up a downtown Minneapolis bank and then waited to be arrested, according to a criminal complaint.

Hassan M. Farah, of Minneapolis, was charged Monday in Hennepin County District Court with second-degree aggravated robbery in the holdup Friday of the Wells Fargo branch at 8th Street and Park Avenue. He remains jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Farah gave a teller a note that demanded $33,000 and a threat to "blow the bank right away," according to the complaint. After being given $1,805, Farah sat in a chair in the lobby, the complaint said.

Farah told police he robbed the bank and was hoping to be imprisoned or deported to Somalia, the charges read. He was unarmed.

PAUL WALSH