District Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison in Connection with Bank Robbery Spree

WASHINGTON—Tyrone Hines, 46, was sentenced today to 11 years in prison on charges stemming from a week-long bank robbery spree in 2010, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr.; James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office; and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

Hines, of Washington, D.C., was convicted in October 2010 of one count of bank robbery and two counts of attempted bank robbery, following a trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He was sentenced by the Honorable Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who also ordered him to pay $5,000 in restitution for the crimes.

According to the government’s evidence, between February 26, 2010, and March 4, 2010, Hines robbed a Citibank located in Northwest Washington, and attempted to rob a Bank of America in Southwest Washington and a BB&T bank in Northwest Washington. During each of the robberies, Hines presented a teller with a note warning that he would detonate a bomb if he was not given money. He stole $5,000 from the Citibank.

In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Machen, Assistant Director McJunkin, and Chief Lanier commended the exceptional investigative work of MPD Detectives Elmer Baylor and Stacey Carey and the entire joint FBI/MPD Violent Crimes Task Force. They also cited the work of Thomas R. Royal, who provided technical support for the trial, as well as paralegals Jeannette Litz and Barbara Necastro and legal assistants LaToya Davenport, LaToya Wade, and Priscilla Hutson. They also praised Assistant U.S. Attorney Shana V. Fulton, who investigated the case, and Matthew M. Graves and Catherine K. Connelly, who prosecuted the matter at trial.