MVB robber suspect makes court appearance

Jock Waylon Thacker appeared in Rio Blanco County Court April 13 after being arrested yesterday, charged with Robbery and Theft (both Class IV felonies) of Mountain Valley Bank in Meeker.
A request by deputy public defender Sara Steele for Thacker to be released on a personal recognizance bond was denied by Judge Gail Nichols after deputy district attorney Gene Tardy said Thacker had felony charges in Louisiana and requested the bond remain at $10,000.
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