Maylene Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Two Suburban Bank Robberies
| U.S. Attorney’s Office April 23, 2013 |
BIRMINGHAM—A federal judge today sentenced a Maylene man to 14 years in prison for two 2012 bank robberies in suburban Birmingham cities, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Schwein.
U.S. District Judge R. David Proctor sentenced Tony Joe White, 42, for the August 22 robbery of a Wells Fargo bank in Homewood and the August 23 robbery of a Regions Bank in Mountain Brook. White pleaded guilty to both bank robberies in January.
According to court records, White walked into the Wells Fargo Bank, approached a teller, demanded money, and then reached over the counter and grabbed about $600 before fleeing the bank and leaving in a waiting car driven by another man. The next morning, White entered the Regions Bank, presented a note demanding money, and took about $1,500. He left the Mountain Brook bank on a bicycle and was arrested a few minutes later.
The FBI, in conjunction with the Homewood and Mountain Brook Police Departments, investigated the case, which Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph P. Montminy prosecuted.