Repeat Bank Robber Indicted

Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Timothy Paul Jones (59, Orlando) with two counts of bank robbery. If convicted, Jones faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison on each count. The indictment also notifies Jones that the United States intends to forfeit $80,000, which is alleged to be traceable to proceeds of the offense. 

According to the indictment, on June 2, 2022, Jones took $30,000 from a bank in Orlando in the presence of a bank employee by force and intimidation and forced an employee to accompany him during that robbery. Seven days later, Jones took $50,000 from a bank in Kissimmee in the presence of a bank employee by force and intimidation and again forced a bank employee to accompany him during that robbery.   

An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.