Judge sets bail for man accused of robbing credit union

By David Olson

August 22, 2007 at 11:00 PM

A judge today set conditions of release at $100,000 bond or cash bail for a man charged with robbing a Moorhead credit union at knifepoint Monday.

David Joseph Dornbach, 45, who appeared before Clay County District Court Judge Galen Vaa, answered the judge politely when he was asked questions.

Assistant Clay County Attorney Pam Harris requested the $100,000 bail amount, stating Dornbach was a flight risk and posed a danger to public safety.

She said Dornbach, who was arrested Tuesday at a Fargo hotel, has a 1996 conviction for first-degree aggravated robbery, for which he served 72 months in prison.

Court records show it was a Hennepin County, Minn., case.

Dornbach is charged in Clay County with first-degree aggravated robbery, second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and theft. He is accused of robbing the Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union using a knife.

Court records show he made off with about $7,600. Dornbach handed police an envelope filled with money at the time of his arrest, according to court records.

By David Olson

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Judge sets bail for man accused of robbing credit union

A judge today set conditions of release at $100,000 bond or cash bail for a man charged with robbing a Moorhead credit union at knifepoint Monday. David Joseph Dornbach, 45, who appeared before Clay County District Court Judge Galen Vaa, answered...