Jurors Being Questioned For Accused 'Scream' Robbers Trial
By Jamie Leary
DENVER (CBS4) - The first steps in the trial for the three men suspected in a crime spree involving a violent bank robbery last fall are getting underway. Wednesday began with jury selection.
Attorneys will have two days to question a pool of 200 potential jurors followed by opening statements, which are set to begin on Monday. Myloh Mason, Tyrone Richardson and Miguel Sanders were all present Wednesday for the jury selection process.
Police arrested Richardson and Sanders last November. Mason made it on to the FBI's Most Wanted List before he was caught in January. They all face dozens of charges, including robbery, kidnapping and attempted murder.
Bank surveillance video shows masked suspects entering a Lakewood bank last fall and robbing it, ending with the suspects locking people inside the vault. It was one of two banks the three man face charges of robbing. The crime spree in Lakewood ended in a chase that included two carjackings and two people shot.
Prosecutors argue the men responsible are Sanders, Richardson and Mason, linking witness testimony and bullet casings to the suspects as well as DNA testing on clothing and masks.
The defense argues it's not clear who the robbers are in the surveillance video because of the masks and clothing, and say inconsistencies in witness accounts casts doubt on those responsible.
Richardson's mother told CBS4 the crimes are not in his character.
All three remain in custody. The trial is expected to last through Dec. 9.