Fbi Launches Search For Robbery Suspect

Sun., July 9, 2000

From Staff

The FBI has launched a national search for a man sought in a Seattle bank robbery that left one suspect dead and one police officer wounded.

A federal warrant was issued Friday charging 24-year-old Aristotle Napoleon Marr with unlawful interstate flight to avoid prosecution. The warrant allows the agency to join the hunt for the Rainier Beach High School graduate.

“This basically adds muscle to the search,” said Ray Lauer, special agent in the FBI’s Seattle office.

Marr’s lawyers, John Crowley and Robert Leen, say he is no longer in King County and is afraid of turning himself in to Seattle police.

Marr is being sought on a warrant charging him with first-degree burglary. He is accused of breaking into the home of an elderly couple after the robbery attempt went bad. The couple were tied up and held at knifepoint as their assailant waited for a ride.

The FBI has alleged that Marr and 25-year-old Danny Delfierro robbed at least four banks in May and June, including the May 22 attempt at a Wells Fargo branch in north Seattle where Delfierro was killed in a shootout with police.

Local journalism is essential.

Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below. Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible.

Meet Our Journalists

Jesse Tinsley

Meet Jesse Tinsley. As a certified drone pilot, this veteran Spokesman-Review photographer often can be seen capturing beautiful aerial photographs of our region. Sometimes though, the job requires getting down with the dogs.
Jim Meehan

Jim Meehan is no stranger to Zag Nation. As the lead writer covering the Gonzaga men’s basketball team, he tells the stories behind the game and gets fans a bit closer to their favorite players.
Molly Quinn

There is no artist in Spokane like Molly Quinn. Her whimsical style is instantly recognizable to readers of The Spokesman-Review. She has painted gorgeous illustrations that instantly elevate the journalism accompanying it. She brings to life the stories that defy photography. She makes our pages better.
Rob Curley

Spokesman-Review editor Rob Curley loves to talk with people and learn about their lives, whether it's a best-selling author or a stranger he meets downtown on his walk to lunch. It's that inquisitive nature combined with a playful sense of storytelling that helps make our newspaper different than most.