Spartanburg Man Convicted of Armed Bank Robbery

COLUMBIA, SC—United States Attorney William N. Nettles stated today that David Lee Glenn was convicted late yesterday of armed bank robbery by a jury after trial in Anderson before Senior United States District Judge G. Ross Anderson, Jr. He will be sentenced at a later date.

On October 30, 2009, at 9:39 a.m., David Lee Glenn entered the First Citizen’s Bank located at 408 Pacolet Street, Jonesville, South Carolina wearing a “Scream” Halloween mask, rubber gloves and a hooded jacket. Glenn approached a teller carrying a yellow Dollar General bag in his hand and stated, “Put money in the bag. You better hurry up.” The teller saw what she thought was a handgun in Glenn’s other hand pointed at her. The teller complied with Glenn’s demands by filling the bag with money. Glenn then fled the scene in a grey, older model 4-door Jeep Cherokee.

The case was investigated by the Union County Sheriff’s office, Jonesville Police Department, Cherokee County Sheriff’s office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In checking with the Dollar General in Jonesville, investigators found that a man matching the description of the robber had purchased a “Scream” mask, gloves and a toy gun the morning of the robbery. Surveillance photos from a nearby convenience store revealed a man matching the description of the robber entering the store and using the ATM machine. Local media ran the surveillance photos from the convenience store and a caller identified the person using the ATM as David Lee Glenn. A Union County Sheriff’s deputy also found gloves like those worn in the robbery discarded on the side of the road about 5 miles from the bank. The DNA profile taken from the gloves matched David Glenn’s DNA.

Glenn faces a sentence of 25 years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000, followed by supervised release of 5 years. Assistant United States Attorney Jeanne Howard prosecuted the case.

Assistant United States Attorney Jeanne Howard prosecuted the case.