Rockford Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Armed Robbery of Amcore Bank in Rockford
| U.S. Attorney’s Office April 08, 2011 |
ROCKFORD, IL—PATRICK J. FITZGERALD, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; ROBERT D. GRANT, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and CHET EPPERSON, Chief of the Rockford Police Department, today made the following announcement:
DERICK GLOVER, 28, of Rockford, Illinois, pleaded guilty in federal court today to armed robbery of Amcore Bank, now known as Harris, N.A., 2510 South Alpine Road, Rockford, Illinois, on April 13, 2010, the deposits of which were insured by the FDIC. Glover was arrested on October 19, 2010, after the robbery of Amcore Bank and has been in federal custody since that date.
In pleading guilty, Glover admitted that at approximately 9:07 a.m. on April 13, 2010, he entered the bank, with another male who Glover knew was carrying a pellet gun resembling a real handgun. Glover and the other male were both masked when they entered the bank. According to the plea agreement, Glover vaulted the teller counter and proceeded to the drive-through teller’s area and Glover told one of the employees, “Give me all the money.” Glover admitted that he had her open the teller drawer and removed money from the drawer placing it into a multi-colored satchel. The two men then took the bank manager’s car keys and left the bank with the stolen cash. They fled the area in the bank manager’s car.
Sentencing for Glover will be conducted on July 8, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. Glover faces a maximum potential penalty of up to 25 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, up to five years of supervised release following imprisonment, and full restitution. The actual sentence will be determined by the United States District Court, guided by the United States Sentencing Guidelines.
The case was investigated by the Rockford office of the FBI and the Rockford Police Department. The case is being prosecuted in federal court by Assistant United States Attorney JOSEPH C. PEDERSEN.