A man who broke into and burglarized a Tumwater credit union in October 2022 was sentenced to 66 months in prison in U.S. District Court in Tacoma.
Screenshot of security footage showing suspect using a blowtorch to open one of the credit union's windows.
The man, Randall Taufete’e, was a trained welder who used an oxyacetylene torch, according to U.S. Department of Justice Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Due to the use of a blowtorch, he was charged with arson alongside a charge of attempted larceny. He pled guilty on March 15. , finding flames coming from the top of the ATM attached to a wall of the building. Once the fire was extinguished, investigators found char and pry marks on the ATM, on the night deposit box, the drive-thru window and an exterior door. Surveillance video later revealed two men used a pry bar, an electric saw and an oxyacetylene welder’s torch to try to open the ATM and gain access to the building.
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