Indianapolis Man Sentenced for Armed Bank Robbery of Huntington National Bank

INDIANAPOLIS—James S. Ivy, age 21, Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker to 121 months in prison today for the August 12, 2009, armed robbery of the Huntington National Bank on West Rockville Road, Indianapolis, Indiana. Today’s sentencing follows an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets Task Force and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Ivy approached an elderly bank customer in the parking lot, pointed a gun at him, and forced the customer into the bank with him. The customer announced that Ivy had a gun and was demanding money. Bank tellers gave Ivy over $2,500 in cash, along with a dye pack. Ivy then fled the bank, running south across Rockville Road. As Ivy crossed the highway, a witness noticed the dye pack explode and saw Ivy get into a vehicle. The witness advised police, who were able to locate the vehicle a short time thereafter in a nearby apartment complex. Further investigation lead to identification of Ivy as the armed robber. Ivy was arrested for the robbery on August 18, 2009, by the United States Marshals Service in Biloxi, Mississippi.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Susan Heckard Dowd, who prosecuted the case for the government, Judge Barker also ordered Ivy to serve five years of supervised release following his release from prison, and ordered Ivy to pay restitution to the bank in the amount of $2,501.