Rural Libertyville woman charged in bank robbery

Wendi Woods, 21, of North Liberty, and formerly of rural Libertyville, and two men were arrested Thursday in connection with the robbery of MidWestOne Bank in North Liberty.

      Also arrested were Brian Luedtka, 27, no address given, and Jordan Camizzi, 27, of North Liberty.

      Woods and Camizzi are both charged with aiding and abetting in first-degree robbery.

      Luedtka is charged with first-degree robbery.

      As of this morning, each of the three were being held in the Johnson County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

      North Liberty police responded to an alarm at 2:07 p.m. Wednesday at MidWestOne Bank, 465 Highway 965 NE, Suite A, in North Liberty.

      A witness told police a man who said he had a gun robbed the bank and fled on foot with an undetermined amount of money.

      Johnson County Sheriff's deputies, a canine unit, Iowa State Patrol, Coralville police and the Department of Corrections joined the search for a suspect described as a skinny white man, around 5-foot, 7-inches tall, with facial hair, wearing blue jeans, a plaid shirt and a cap and carrying a blue backpack.

      Canine units led authorities to a house west of the bank on Prairie Street, but the suspect was not found there, North Liberty Police Chief Jim Warkentin said.

      Luedtka was arrested about 2 p.m. Thursday in Iowa City by members of the Iowa City police and the Division of Criminal Investigation. An undisclosed amount of money was recovered from Luedtka at the scene of his arrest.

      North Liberty police arrested Woods and Camizzi.

For the complete article, see the Friday, October 3, 2008, Fairfield Ledger.