Jacksonville Bank Robber Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison
| U.S. Attorney’s Office July 22, 2010 |
JACKSONVILLE, FL—U.S. Attorney A. Brian Albritton announces that U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan today sentenced James Zackary, III (age 27, of Dayton, Ohio) to 12 years and seven months in federal prison for committing a bank robbery of the San Marco branch of the Bank of America in Jacksonville, Florida. The court also ordered Zackary to forfeit the $3,005.00 that he stole from the bank and entered a money judgment in that same amount against him. Zackary had pleaded guilty to the robbery charge on February 8, 2010.
According to court documents, on May 2, 2009, Zackary was released from state prison in Ohio, where he had been serving time for robbery. On June 3, 2009, Zackary entered the San Marco branch of the Bank of America at 11:22 a.m., after his codefendant, Frederick Tavon Lightfoot (age 29, of Dayton, Ohio) had cased the bank. When Zackary reached the teller counter, he presented a note to the bank employee informing her that he had a gun. Zackary then demanded money and placed a white trash bag and yellow tie straps on the teller counter. While the teller was getting the money, Zackary told the teller to hurry and made a motion to his waistband, which the teller believed was Zackary reaching for a gun, although no gun was seen or recovered. Zackary stole $3,005.00.
Zackary left the bank and he got into a red Chevrolet Alero that Lightfoot was driving. They fled north on Interstate 95 toward Georgia.
At 12:02 p.m. that same day, an officer with the Kingsland, Georgia Police Department stopped the red Chevrolet Alero for running a stop sign at the end of an exit ramp on Interstate 95 in Kingsland, Georgia. The stop led to Zackary and Lightfoot's arrest for the San Marco robbery.
Lightfoot was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in federal prison for his role in the robbery.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and the Kingsland, Georgia Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney A. Tysen Duva.