A Denver man, Flozell Beasley, 73, has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release after being convicted by a jury on four counts of bank robbery and one count of robbery affecting interstate commerce. The sentencing was announced by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado.
Evidence presented at trial showed that Beasley committed robberies at two banks, two credit unions, and a taco shop in Denver between May and July 2023. During each incident, he disguised himself as a construction worker and used a high-quality replica gun to threaten employees before stealing money and fleeing the scene.
On July 11, 2023, Beasley robbed Vectra Bank located at 1001 E 17th Street. The stolen cash included a GPS tracker. Authorities apprehended him twelve minutes later on an RTD bus, where they found the tracker, stolen money, replica gun, construction vest, and helmet in his possession.
“If you’re thinking of robbing a bank in Colorado, do yourself a favor and find something else to do,” said United States Attorney for the District of Colorado Peter McNeilly. “We will catch you; we will prosecute you; and you will spend a long time in federal prison.”
Marv Massey, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Denver FBI Field Office stated: “This man is a serial bank robber and a lifelong criminal. He has proven that the only way to keep the community safe is to keep him behind bars. The FBI Denver Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and our partners at the Denver Police Department and the Regional Transportation District will continue to work together to target the serial offenders creating fear and havoc in Denver.”
United States District Judge Regina M. Rodriguez presided over Beasley's sentencing.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI Denver Field Office with assistance from local law enforcement agencies. Assistant United States Attorneys Brian Dunn and Garreth Winstead prosecuted the case.
This prosecution falls under Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), an initiative designed to reduce violent crime through collaboration among law enforcement agencies and communities. In May 2021, the Department strengthened PSN with new strategies focused on building trust within communities, supporting violence prevention organizations, prioritizing targeted enforcement efforts, and tracking results.
