Lebanon Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery

MUSKOGEE, OK—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that Jerry Lee Taylor, age 56, of Lebanon, Oklahoma, pled guilty to bank robbery in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Muskogee Police Department, the Muskogee County Sheriff’s Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The defendant was indicted in April, 2012.

The indictment alleged that on or about March 22, 2012, in Muskogee, the defendant, by force, violence, and intimidation, attempted to take, and did take, from the person and presence of another, United States currency belonging to, and in the care, custody, control, management, and possession of Banc First of Muskogee, Oklahoma, a bank of whose deposits were then insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

The Honorable Kimberly E. West, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the defendant’s guilty plea and ordered the completion of a presentence report. Sentencing will be scheduled following its completion.

The statutory range of punishment is up to 20 years’ imprisonment and/or up to a $250,000.00 fine. The defendant remains in the custody of the United States Marshals Service.

Assistant United States Attorney Edward Snow represented the United States.