Article: FORMER ARMY RANGER MAY TAKE PLEA IN BANK HOLDUP.(News)

Byline: BRAD WONG P-I reporter

A former Army Ranger accused of planning a heavily armed Tacoma bank robbery two years ago pleaded not guilty Friday, but a plea bargain is reportedly in the works that could change that status as soon as next week.

Luke Sommer, who currently faces a life sentence if convicted, was extradited from Canada on Friday and appeared later in U.S. District Court in Seattle.

Canadian officials handed the 21-year-old Sommer over to their U.S. counterparts at the Peace Arch border crossing in Blaine.

After the Aug. 7, 2006, robbery of the Bank of America branch, Sommer fled across the border. At the time of his extradition, he was under ...

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