Brian Dewitt Unthank, Bank Robbery, Missouri 2014

Bank Robber Pleads Guilty to Stealing $25,241 from Two Missouri Banks

A former Kansas City man has pleaded guilty in federal court to robbing banks in Columbia and Jefferson City, Missouri.

Brian Dewitt Unthank, 45, pleaded guilty to two counts of bank robbery on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, in U.S. Magistrate Court.

By pleading guilty, Unthank admitted to stealing $6,328 from Landmark Bank, 1000 Keenesaw Ridge, Columbia, on June 18, 2010, and $18,913 from River Regions Credit Union, 2009 Schotthill Woods Dr., Jefferson City, on June 23, 2010.

Unthank was connected to the two Missouri robberies after he was convicted in August 2011 of robbing a bank in Texas, for which he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Under federal statutes, Unthank is subject to a sentence of up to 40 years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $500,000.

A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Lynn. It was investigated by the FBI, the Jefferson City Police Department, the Columbia Police Department, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/former-kc-man-pleads-guilty-two-bank-robberies