Newport Couple Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery

CONVINGTON, KY—Michael Helvey, 29, and Mandy Turner, 29, both of Newport, Ky. pleaded guilty today to bank robbery. In the course of their guilty pleas, Helvey admitted that he robbed the Fifth Third Bank located at 240 Bellevue, Ky. on January 16, 2009. He entered the bank that day and passed a note to a teller that demanded money and indicated that he had a gun. He took approximately $4,520.00 in the robbery.

Turner wrote the note used in the robbery and split the proceeds from the robbery with Helvey.
James A. Zerhusen, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Timothy D. Cox, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, jointly made the announcement today. The investigation was conducted by the Bellevue Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The United States was represented in the case by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony J. Bracke. Helvey and Turner are currently scheduled to appear for sentencing before United States District Court Judge David Bunning in Covington, Ky. on September 4, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. Each faces a maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment. However, any sentence following conviction will be imposed by the court after consideration of the United States Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of sentences.