Mexican national Edgar Gonzalez Barragan, has been charged with carrying out various robberies across Washington State, targeting banks and casinos.
After the 32-year-old robbed a bank in Shoreline, Washington, in August, he was arrested by the police. They were already looking for him concerning a few other casino robberies.
At the start of the month, Gonzalez walked into Quil Ceda Creek Casino on the Tulalip Indian Reservation and brandished a silver handgun towards the staff.
Allegedly, he told the cashier that he would “shoot the guards” unless money was handed over to him. Despite this, the cashier refused to do so, and Gonzalez left abruptly.
Just two days later, the Mexican attempted to rob another casino, and this time he came away with $18K from the Silver Reef Casino, located on the Lummi Nation Indian Reservation.
Edgar Gonzalez Barragan is suspected of being behind more crimes
Three surveillance images of an armed robbery suspect at Little Creek Casino. Credit: Mason County Sheriff’s Office
Just under a week after his $18k haul from the Silver Reef Casino, Gonzalez tried his luck once more, this time at Little Creek Casino in Kamilche, Washington.
“On 8/9/2025 at about 11:24 AM, a suspect entered the casino’s supervisor station, displayed a handgun, and demanded money. When told there was no money in the till, he fled on foot,” said the sheriff’s office in a statement following the incident.
Later that same day, Gonzalez managed to steal a hydraulic rescue tool worth $12k from a fire engine. The incident was reported by the Riverside Fire Authority, and these tools can help criminals easily break ATM machines.
After stealing just $1,500 from the US Bank in Shoreline, the 32-year-old was stopped by the police.
Furthermore, Federal agents went on to raid his home, finding clothes that he wore the same day of the Little Creek robbery earlier that month.
Elsewhere, his three phones displayed location data which placed him at the scene of the crime for all robberies and attempted robberies.
Featured image: Centralia, WA Police Department via Facebook
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