A Phoenix man who was Wednesday that she was not arrested in connection with a working at the time of the bank robbery that turned robbery but that she fatal had been told by his overheard Sendrow the day wife, a bank employee, that before the robbery talking the victim had planned to about withdrawing a large make a large cash withdrawal, amount of money to donate, according to Maricopa County according to the court court documents released documents. Thursday. She told police that she told The December robbery outside Pimentel about Sendrow's a Chase bank left a 90-year- plans because she was amazed old man with injuries that that he was planning to later led to his death. donate the money. She said After a three-month that Pimentel had the investigation, Phoenix police couple's red Mustang that day arrested Eduardo Pimentel of because he was looking for a Phoenix on Wednesday on job, according to the court suspicion of first-degree documents. She also told murder, aggravated robbery authorities he had been and weapons violations, said nervous since the day of the Sgt. Trent Crump of the robbery. Phoenix Police Department. She told police that when According to Phoenix police, Pimentel heard that Sendrow Pimentel told authorities he died, he broke down and told was involved in the attempted her that he had committed the robbery of Seymoure Sendrow. robbery with his friend but On Dec. 14, Sendrow and his did not tell her which friend, 88-year-old wife were leaving according to the court a Chase bank branch near documents. Pimentel told her Bethany Home Road and 19th that he did not mean to hurt Avenue with $22,850 in a Sendrow and that he felt cloth briefcase. guilty about Sendrow's death, The couple planned to give according to court documents. the money to workers at a Pimentel initially denied any Chris Ridge Housing Complex, involvement in the robbery where the couple lived, as and death when he was first Christmas bonuses, Crump said. questioned by police but Sendrow was hit on the back later said he was involved, of his head by one of two according to court documents. robbers as Sendrow was Pimentel apparently told helping his wife into the police that he had shared the passenger side of the information about Sendrow's couples' car, according to withdrawal with his friend, police. Sendrow fell and according to the court received a severe concussion documents. and a broken hip, Crump said. After the robbery, Sendrow A robber grabbed the bag of was taken to the hospital and money that Sendrow was still received surgery for his holding and dragged Sendrow injuries. He was released on the ground until he let go. from the hospital but Two people in a nearby car returned soon after to be saw the robbery. They drove treated for complications. into the parking lot of the Sendrow died on Feb. 6 as a bank where they met the result of his injuries. robbers. One witness got out Sendrow's wife, Pearl, died of the car to chase the one week later from what robbers. One of the robbers police say was grief, Crump got into a red Ford Mustang said Thursday. and drove away. A witness When police searched the caught the robber on foot and Pimentels' house, they found took the money back from him, two handguns. Pimentel is on and the robber ran away. The probation for a previous money was returned to the conviction of possession of Sendrows' account at the bank. burglary tools. Having the The investigation revealed handguns is a violation of that Pimentel's wife worked his probation, according to at the Chase bank where the the court documents. robbery occurred, according Police are continuing to to Maricopa County Superior investigate the wife. Court documents. Pimentel is being held on a Pimentel's wife told police $1 million bond.
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