Britt Michael Gresham, Brian Keith Hodge, Trent Michael Cook, Armed Robbery, Texas 2015

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Amarillo, Texas – Three Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Sentences for Roles in Armored Car Heist

Three men who pleaded guilty to their respective roles in a December 2014 armored car heist in Amarillo, Texas, have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison sentences.

Britt Michael Gresham, 24, and Brian Keith Hodge, 43, were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson to 78 months and 63 months, respectively, in federal prison. Last week, co-conspirator Trent Michael Cook, 24, was sentenced by Judge Robinson to 97 months in federal prison. Each pleaded guilty in May 2015 to one count of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery.

According to court documents, Cook purchased a firearm that he, Gresham, and Hodge planned to use to rob the vault of Rochester Armored in Amarillo on December 20, 2014. The plan involved Cook using his status as an employee of Rochester Armored to gain access to the company vault that contained millions of dollars in U.S. currency, so that the three defendants could commit the armed robbery of the business.

Hodge further attempted to obtain a location in Colorado for the defendants to hide after the robbery; in fact, Cook and Gresham were arrested in Colorado Springs, Colorado. When questioned by a Colorado Springs Police Department detective, Cook admitted that he and Gresham stole the money from the Rochester armored car on December 22, 2014. Cook also admitted to initially agreeing with Gresham and Hodge to rob the Rochester vault on December 20, 2014.

Court documents further state that after the defendants were unable to rob the vault, Cook and Gresham decided to steal money from a Rochester armored car, which they did.

The Amarillo Police Department, the Colorado Springs Police Department, the Potter County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Hammer prosecuted.

The exact date of the crime was December 20, 2014. The defendants were sentenced in May 2015. Britt Michael Gresham received a 78-month sentence, Brian Keith Hodge received a 63-month sentence, and Trent Michael Cook received a 97-month sentence.

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