‘Bearded Bandits' arrested


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(KSL News) Two bearded robbers who've been terrorizing banks and stores for months have been caught.

The FBI says 39-year-old Kenneth Wayne Sandoval and 31-year-old John William Pacheco struck again last night at a magazine store in Murray. Shortly following the robbery, agents and police tracked the men to a home where they surrendered peacefully.

Originally, it was thought there was one bearded robber and a copy cat, but that wasn't the case. "It was two males working together who conspired to, using a gun, threaten and take money from these different business establishments and banks," explained FBI Special Agent Juan Becerra.

Agents recovered substantial amounts of evidence linking the two to at least 12 robberies.

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