January 15, 2015

Tulsa Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Bank Robbery

TULSA, OK—United States District Chief Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Aaron Joseph Rock, 24, of Tulsa, to serve 110 months in prison today for robbing a bank in Sand Springs, U.S. Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. announced.

On June 14, 2014, Rock entered BancFirst in Sand Springs and presented a bank teller with a bank withdrawal slip on which was written the message, “Give me your money, I have a gun.” Rock then stole $1,232 from the bank.

Rock was indicted on August 5, 2014. United States Judge Frizzell also ordered Rock to pay $1,232 in restitution to the bank.

The case was investigated by the FBI and the Sand Springs Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys R. Trent Shores and Clinton J. Johnson prosecuted on behalf of the United States.