Jail for soldier who robbed same bank twice

[unhappycamper]

Jail for soldier who robbed same bank twice
The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Dec 8, 2007 6:33:12 EST

TACOMA, Wash. — A Fort Lewis soldier was sentenced Friday to more than 11 years in federal prison for robbing the same Tacoma bank twice so he could pay off debts before he was deployed to Iraq.

Sgt. Christopher Brian Thompson, 29, pleaded guilty in May to armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a news release.

U.S. District Judge Franklin D. Burgess sentenced Thompson to 11 years, nine months in prison and five years of supervised release.

Prosecutors alleged Thompson robbed a KeyBank branch on March 5 and March 22. He wore a mask and gloves and pointed a gun at employees both times.

In each robbery, he told an employee to fill a sack with money within 30 seconds or the employee would be shot. He counted down the 30 seconds each time, the news release said.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/12/ap_soldierbankrobbery_071208/

[Greyhound]

1. Obviously a genius...

:kick:

[MADem]

2. Gee, and they say the quality of the forces has diminished profoundly!!!

Where ever do they get that idea, I wonder??