OXNARD : 3 Men Indicted in 7 Bank Robberies

Three men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles in connection with a total of seven bank robberies in Ventura County.

Charles Frederick Moorman, 42, Victor Murillo Martinez, 32, and Antonio Perez, 25, are being held in connection with robberies in Oxnard, Ventura and Port Hueneme, said Lawrence G. Lawler, FBI agent in charge of the Los Angeles bureau.

Moorman of Oxnard is charged with robbing three banks within 15 days in November: Security Pacific Bank at 455 South A St., Oxnard; the Bank of A. Levy at 2499 Harbor Blvd., Ventura; and the Bank of A. Levy at 143 West 5th St., Oxnard, Lawler said.

He said Moorman was identified by people who recognized him from bank camera surveillance photographs published in local newspapers. Moorman was located on Dec. 26, in the San Diego County Jail, where he was being held on unrelated burglary charges.

Martinez, formerly of Oxnard, was charged with three Oxnard robberies over six months, Lawler said.

The first occurred Oct. 31 at American Savings Bank, 560 South A St. and was followed on Feb. 9 by a holdup at First Nationwide Bank, 1055 S. Oxnard Blvd. The third robbery occurred April 20 at the Security Pacific on South A Street.

After an arrest warrant was issued, Martinez surrendered to FBI agents in Oxnard on May 9, Lawler said. Martinez faces a hearing June 4.

Perez of Oxnard is charged with robbing the Imperial Savings Assn. at 2671 N. Ventura Road, Port Hueneme, on April 27, Lawler said. Perez was arrested May 7 by Port Hueneme police and the FBI, Lawler said. His hearing is scheduled Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.