'Man in Black' Accused of 13 Bank Robberies Pleads Guilty to One

The Shakopee man accused of robbing more than a dozen banks across Minnesota pleaded guilty to one bank robbery on Monday in U.S. District Court in St. Paul.

Mark Wetsch, 50, who has earned the nickname "Man in Black" for his sartorial choices during heists, pleaded guilty to the robbery that led to his capture, according to the Star Tribune. He was caught on Jan. 3, 2012, aftter holding up the Rolling Hills Bank in Brewster, Minn.

Wetsch faces two back-to-back trials starting June 3 for his role in 12 other robberies, including stick-ups in Albertville, Richfield and Eden Prairie.

Wetsch has been representing himself because his court-ordered public defender refused to split up his counts into separate trials, the Pioneer Press is reporting. He has filed more than 70 motions so far.

Wetsch has not been charged in the robbery of Shakopee's Paragon bank or of Northfield's US Federal Credit Union, though police and the FBI have said they believe the "Man in Black" to have been involved in the robberies.