Flozell Beasley, a 73-year-old Denver resident, has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release following his conviction on four counts of bank robbery and one count of robbery affecting interstate commerce. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Regina M. Rodriguez.
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. In each incident, he disguised himself as a construction worker and used a realistic replica gun to threaten employees before stealing money. On July 11, 2023, after robbing the Vectra Bank at 1001 E 17th Street, Beasley took money containing a GPS tracker. He was apprehended twelve minutes later while riding an RTD bus, with the tracker, stolen cash, replica firearm, construction vest, and helmet found 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.”
“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,” said Marv Massey, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Denver FBI Field Office. “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.”
The investigation was led 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 by coordinating efforts among various law enforcement levels and community organizations. The program emphasizes building trust within communities, supporting violence prevention groups, focusing enforcement strategies on priority offenders, and tracking outcomes since its enhanced strategy launch on May 26, 2021.
Case Number: 23-cr-342-RMR
