Bank Robber Sentenced
| U.S. Attorney’s Office February 24, 2010 |
Dennis C. Pfannenschmidt, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced today that a Hanover, Pennsylvania man charged with robbing six banks was sentenced last week by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner. Judge Conner sentenced Mark Shane Herrick to a 170-month term of imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release. Additionally, Judge Conner ordered Herrick to pay $15,720.05 in restitution.
According to U.S. Attorney Pfannenschmidt, in May 2009, Herrick, age 33, was charged and pleaded guilty to a felony information charging six counts of bank robberies and three counts of Hobbs Act Robbery throughout Pennsylvania and Maryland. Those banks include:
- June 6, 2008 - Fulton Bank, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania;
- June 7, 2008 - M&T Bank, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania;
- June 13, 2008 - PNC Bank, Lower Macungie, Pennsylvania;
- June 16, 2008 - PNC Bank, Hazleton, Pennsylvania;
- June 19, 2008 - PNC Bank, Baltimore, Maryland; and
- June 21, 2008 - PA State Bank, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
During each robbery, Herrick possessed a tire iron/crow bar.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; United States Marshals Service; Pennsylvania State Police; Pennsylvania State Parole; and police departments from Baltimore County, Lower Paxton Township, Middlesex Township, Swatara Township, Susquehanna Township, and Upper Merion Township and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daryl F. Bloom.