Ball Cap Bandit Pleads Guilty to 11 Bank Robberies
| U.S. Attorney’s Office December 18, 2013 |
HUNTSVILLE—A Huntsville man who was dubbed the Ball Cap Bandit because he often wore a ball cap during his crime spree pleaded guilty today in federal court to 11 counts of bank robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Schwein, Jr.
Cedrick Lamond Hicks, 33, entered a guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Virginia Emerson Hopkins to 11 counts of bank robbery. Ten of those were in Alabama, and one was in Tennessee. Hicks’ sentencing is scheduled March 25 in Huntsville.
The date, location and amount of money stolen in the robberies Hicks pleaded guilty to are as follows:
- February 22, 2012, Regions Bank, Madison Street, Huntsville, $2,870
- March 23, 2012, First Jackson Bank, Sutton Road, Huntsville, $1,894
- April 30, 2012, Renasant Bank, U.S. 72 West, Madison, $3,500
- August 2, 2012, Peoples Bank, U.S. 431 South, Guntersville, $890
- August 8, 2012, Traditions Bank, Alabama 67 South, Decatur, $7,243
- September 19, 2012, First National Bank of Pulaski, South First Street, Pulaski, Tenn., $23,067
- November 27, 2012, Regions Banks, Lee Street, Rogersville, $8,009
- January 7, 2013, Peoples Trust Bank, Military Street South, Hamilton, $9,000
- March 6, 2013, ServisFirst Bank, Meridian Street, Huntsville, $6,575
- September 18, 2012, Cadence Bank, U.S. 431, Albertville, no money taken
- November 26, 2012, Traditions Bank, Second Avenue NW, Cullman, no money taken
Hicks faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each robbery. The government also will seek restitution for the victims of his crimes.
The FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Stuart Burrell is prosecuting the case.