Timothy Brouillette Sentenced for Eugene Bank Robberies

EUGENE, OR—U.S. District Court Judge Michael Hogan sentenced Timothy John Brouillette, 51, a former resident of Brookings, Oregon, on March 1, 2011, to 100 months in prison and ordered him to pay $3,607 in restitution following his guilty plea to three counts of bank robbery.

In October 2009, Brouillette robbed three Eugene area banks and ran from authorities until October 30, 2009, when information from his landlord and surveillance camera video led to his arrest.

At his guilty plea hearing on December 21, 2010, Brouillette admitted to using force, violence, or intimidation to take money belonging to a Springfield branch of Umpqua Bank, a Chase Bank located in Eugene, and Register Guard Federal Credit Union in Springfield, Oregon. The institutions were federally insured, so the robberies were federal crimes.

According to the government’s sentencing memorandum, Brouillette used a demand note for the Umpqua Bank robbery which referred to a “blood bath” if the teller sounded the alarm. In determining the sentence, Judge Hogan considered the threatening note, along with the fact that this was the fifth robbery for the victim teller, as aggravating factors.

Brouillette had a long criminal history which included convictions for theft, narcotics, and robbery.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney William “Bud” Fitzgerald.