Two Pueblo West bank robbery suspects captured and detained in Texas

The two suspects wanted for the November 16th robbery at the U.S. Bank in Pueblo West were arrested Monday in Texas following a short vehicle pursuit with police.

Authorities were looking for 36-year-old Patrick James Byrom and 40-year-old Kortny Nicole Payne since the day of the robbery. The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office learned their identities Saturday.

Monday morning, detectives were notified the pair were near Childress, Texas and got in contact with law enforcement around the area to help locate the vehicle they were reportedly in: a white minivan with dark-tinted windows.

Around 10 a.m. Monday morning, authorities in Texas spotted the vehicle said to have been traveling east on U.S. Highway 287, just west of Wichita Falls.

Wichita County Sheriff’s Deputies were eventually able to stop the vehicle following a chase, where the suspects allegedly began driving 100 mph for about 14 miles. The suspects were taken into custody without incident and have been booked in the Wichita County Detention Center.

Byrom and Payne are believed to be in connection to several other bank robberies across the U.S. and police say the investigation is still ongoing.

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The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help identifying two suspects wanted in connection with the robbery of a Pueblo West bank located inside a Safeway Store.

Around 6:10 p.m. on Friday, police say a man and woman went up to the U.S. Bank on 1017 N. Market Plaza and handed the clerk behind the counter a note, asking for money and saying they had a gun.

The clerk followed the request and the two suspects took off on foot in an unknown direction. Authorities say no one was injured in the incident.

They describe the male suspect as tall with brown or blonde colored hair and dark facial hair. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie and black baseball cap. The woman was described as short with darker colored hair. She was last seen wearing glasses and a green baseball cap with a black jacket.

If you know any information about these suspects or the robbery, you’re asked to call the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office at (719) 583-6250 or Crime Stoppers at (719) 542-STOP.