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In response to
"Law people, I'm curious why they'd still be going after him if the statute of limitations on bank robbery is 5 years. What could he have been charged "
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Krusty
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A statute of limitations can be extended ("tolled") if the accused fled the jurisdiction.
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Additionally, federal law enforcement agencies try to solve noteworthy and famous cases just to get the "win" plus seek some potential remedies under state laws.
It's possible that the feds were able to rely on tolling, though. If the bank teller immediately fled the State of Ohio and hasn't returned since, prosecutors could effectively argue the five-year statute of limitations for federal bank robbery hasn't elapsed yet due to this type of tolling.
But even if the statute of limitations has elapsed and the feds aren't able to prosecute him for bank robbery under federal law, he might have committed other federal -- or state crimes -- with longer statutes of limitations. Some states have statutes of limitations for certain felonies of up to 25 or 30 years (outside of murder, rape, and violent crimes).
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