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A West Virginia grand jury indicted Mary Ann Crossland, who walked into the $342 million Chessie Federal Credit Union branch with a shotgun and held three employees and two members hostage for more than two hours, according to the Mineral County Prosecutor's Office.
Crossland of Keyser, W.V., was indicted last week on five counts of kidnapping, four counts of wanton endangerment with a firearm, and one count each of the use or presentation of a firearm during the commission of a felony, being a person prohibited of possessing a firearm, and breaking and entering, the prosecutor's office said.
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During the afternoon of Aug. 17, 2020, a taxi dropped off Crossland at the credit union's Keyser branch when she walked into its lobby with a firearm, according to police reports.
After surrounding the branch, police began negotiations with her.
During the standoff, she demanded to talk to the FBI and to be given a lie-detector test. She also requested a pizza and soda, according to the prosecutor's office.
About 90 minutes into the standoff, Crossland released the two members.
When she later released the employees, police took her into custody without incident.
The three employees and two members were not harmed during the standoff, police said.
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Peter Strozniak
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