Man charged after West Valley City credit union robbery

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A federal grand jury charged a Salt Lake City man this week for allegedly robbing a credit union in West Valley City.

Joey Shaun Symonds, 44, reportedly entered Cyprus Credit Union in West Valley City on Feb. 10 and passed the teller a handwritten note that read “I got a gun hand over the money or your dead.” The teller complied, charging documents state.

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Symonds reportedly took the money and left the bank on foot, leaving the note behind.

Management at Cyprus Credit Union called 911 and a West Valley City police officer responded, charging documents state.

According to the documents, just after 4:15 p.m. that same evening, the Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake received a phone call from a person identifying themselves as a relative of Symonds. The caller told police Symonds had been at their residence and claimed to have robbed the credit union two hours prior.

Unified police responded to the area and found Symonds a short distance away from the caller’s residence, charging documents state. West Valley City police also responded and Symonds was identified as the same person in the robbery.

Symonds was taken into custody and police said a large amount of cash was seized during his arrest.

Symonds has been charged with credit union robbery. His initial court appearance was held today, Feb. 23, and a jury-trial is scheduled for April.

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