New details emerge: Robbery suspect appears in court for the first time

LEE COUNTY, Florida. Officers say suspect Patrick Schroeder was actually at the Bank of America before the armed robbery attempt, trying to cash a check for $14,000.

After being told that the funds must be withheld and cannot be withdrawn, the officers say that is when he got angry and went home.

He then changed, spray-painted a mark on his license plate, grabbed his shirt to hide his face, and returned to the bank with a rifle.

Seeing Schroeder approach the building, the guard locked the doors and refused to let him in. The security guard told detectives that he got into the car and drove away.

The same security guard then called the CCPD and the CCPD was able to locate Schroeder after an unsuccessful traffic stop leading to a car chase between Schroeder and the CCPD.

Once Schroeder came under the jurisdiction of the Lee County Sheriff, he was herded into a hole in his old black BMW and quickly apprehended.

Schroeder was sent to Lee County Jail just after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night.

On Thursday morning at the Lee County Courthouse, he actually appeared before a judge for the first time. With his family in the front row, everyone was waiting to see what he would be charged with and how much bail he would be given.

With multiple charges and three cases related to the same incident, his bail is set at more than $125,000.

Fees include

• Attempted armed robbery
• Aggravated assault
• Resisting arrest without violence
• Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
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Schroeder will stand trial on February 13, 2023.