Bruce Lee Felix, Bank Robbery, Ohio 2015

Grimy Times

CINCINNATI, OHO

A federal jury has convicted Bruce Lee Felix, 52, of Batavia of robbing the Cheviot Savings Bank and the Cincinnatus Savings and Loan.

Court documents and trial testimony revealed that Felix, wearing a mask and brandishing a gun, surprised a maintenance man at the Cheviot Savings Bank, 1194 Stone Drive, Harrison, Ohio at approximately 8 a.m. on June 17, 2015. Felix placed his gun to the maintenance man’s temple and demanded that he open the vault. Once he realized only bank tellers could open the vault, he ordered the victim down on the floor of the break room, zip-tied his hands behind his back and his feet together, removed the victim’s boots and waited for the tellers to arrive.

When the tellers arrived, Felix ordered them to open the vault and remove the money. He then fled the bank.

The jury also convicted Felix of robbing the Cincinnatus Savings and Loan, 3664 Springdale Road, on February 4, 2015. According to court documents, Felix jumped out of the bushes as two employees were getting ready to enter the bank around 8 a.m. He forced them to open the vault and remove the money before ordering them to lie on the ground and tying their hands behind their back.

Felix was arrested on February 4, 2017 in Batavia.

The jury found Felix guilty of one count of armed bank robbery, punishable by up to 25 years in prison, and one count of use of a firearm during a crime of violence, punishable by a mandatory minimum of 25 years to life due to a prior firearm conviction in 1996, for the Cheviot Savings Bank robbery. His conviction on one count of bank robbery for the Cincinnatus Savings and Loan is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman commended the cooperative investigation by law enforcement and Assistant United States Attorneys Anthony Springer and Ebunoluwa Taiwo, who tried the case on behalf of the United States.

Felix now faces up to 45 years in prison for the two convictions. His exact sentence will be determined by the court at a later date.

Felix’s Details:

Defendant: Bruce Lee Felix

Charges: Armed bank robbery, use of a firearm during a crime of violence, bank robbery

Location: CINCINNATI, OHIO

Date of Crime: June 17, 2015 (Cheviot Savings Bank), February 4, 2015 (Cincinnatus Savings and Loan)

Sentence: Up to 45 years in prison

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/jury-convicts-batavia-man-two-bank-robberies