Metropolis, IL man sentenced to more than 8 years in prison for robbing KY bank
PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – A Metropolis, Illinois man was sentenced to 8 years and 4 months in federal prison for robbing a bank in Lone Oak, Kentucky in 2021.
Reginald R. Thomas, 67, entered the FNB bank branch in Lone Oak wearing gloves and a mask. He was carrying a large shovel and demanded money from a teller. Thomas stole $11,650 and went to Illinois where he was arrested, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Kentucky.
No one was injured during the robbery.
After serving time in prison Thomas will have a 3-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court documents, on May 10, 2021, Reginald R. Thomas, 67, entered the FNB bank branch in Lone Oak wearing gloves and a mask. He carried a large shovel and demanded money from a teller. Thomas stole $11,650 and went to Illinois where he was arrested. No one was injured during the robbery.
U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Jodi Cohen of the FBI Louisville Field Office, and Sheriff Ryan Norman of the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office made the announcement.
The case was investigated by the FBI Paducah Satellite Office and the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Metropolis Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Raymond McGee of the U.S. Attorney’s Paducah Branch Office prosecuted the case.
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