Saunders County Sheriff Chris Lichtenberg released details this morning, on the arrest of two individuals responsible for the armed bank robbery , of the Community State Bank in Cedar Bluffs, January 14th.
Investigative work by the Saunders County Sheriff’s Office and the Nebraska DMV Fraud Unit, quickly identified a second vehicle involved in the robbery. This allowed the FBI to do further investigative work, including numerous search warrants and court orders, regarding the case and identify both suspects.
Bruce Dortch , 30 of Omaha
Dontae Orduna, 35 of Omaha
were taken into custody by the FBI and Omaha Police SWAT Teams last Wednesday, March 12th, at around 10:45 a.m. on unrelated charges.
Yesterday, both suspects were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury, on charges relating to the Cedar Bluffs robbery, as well as additional charges from another jurisdiction. They will both have future Federal Court appearances.
The Saunders County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Community State Bank in Cedar Bluffs, NE at approximately 9:46 a.m. on January 14th, 2025, regarding the bank robbery, where two suspects with handguns forced bank employees into the bank vault and took an undisclosed amount of cash.
