District Man Convicted of Three Charges in Connection with Bank Robbery Spree

WASHINGON—Tyrone Hines, 46, has been convicted by a federal jury of one count of bank robbery and two counts of attempted bank robbery, all of which occurred during a week-long robbery spree in 2010, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.

The verdicts were returned October 28, 2010 and followed a three-day trial before the Honorable Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Sentencing is scheduled for February 11, 2011.

According to the government's evidence, between February 26, 2010, and March 4, 2010, Hines robbed a Citibank located in Northwest Washington, and attempted to rob a Bank of America in Southwest Washington and a BB&T bank in Northwest Washington, D.C. During each of the robberies, Hines presented a teller with a note warning that he would detonate a bomb if he was not given money. He stole $5,000 from the Citibank.

In announcing the verdicts, U.S. Attorney Machen commended the exceptional investigative work of Metropolitan Police Detectives Elmer Baylor and Stacey Carey and the entire joint FBI/MPD Bank Robbery Task Force. He also praised the work of Thomas R. Royal, who provided technical support for the trial. He also recognized the work of Paralegals Jeannette Litz and Barbara Necastro. He also thanked Legal Assistants LaToya Davenport, LaToya Wade and Priscilla Hutson, all of whom provided administrative support. Lastly, he praised Assistant U.S. Attorney Shana V. Fulton, who investigated the case, and Matthew M. Graves and Catherine K. Connelly, who prosecuted the matter at trial.