Pittsburgh Men Charged in Armed Bank Robbery Spree
Two Pittsburgh men, Bryan Campbell and Daymon Cassanova Ottey, have been arrested and charged with conspiring to rob three area banks in Allegheny and Beaver County. The FBI Pittsburgh’s Violent Crimes Task Force, with assistance from local law enforcement agencies, conducted the investigation leading to the arrests.
According to the criminal complaint, Campbell and Ottey conspired to rob the S & T Bank in Plum, Pennsylvania, on March 7, 2017, the First National Bank in Verona, Pennsylvania, on May 1, 2017, and the Huntington Bank in Baden, Pennsylvania, on July 22, 2017. Both defendants are charged with the March 7, 2017 armed bank robbery of the S & T Bank, while Campbell is also charged with brandishing a firearm in and during a crime of violence for using a silver revolver during the March 7, 2017 robbery.
On March 7, 2017, Campbell, wearing a ski mask and using a silver revolver, robbed the S & T Bank of $7,707.00 dollars and placed the money into a pillowcase before fleeing the bank and entering a car registered to Ottey’s girlfriend. On May 1, 2017, Campbell, wearing a windbreaker with the hood drawn, robbed the First National Bank of $84,200 while using a silver handgun. Campbell hopped the counter of the bank and was able to enter the vault, collecting the $84,200. Campbell filled the pillow case with money and left the scene, fleeing in the same car used in the March 7, 2017 robbery.
For Ottey, the law provides for a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a fine of $250,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history of the defendant.
For Campbell, the law provides for a mandatory minimum sentence of seven years in prison up to a maximum of life, a fine of $250,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant United States Attorney Timothy M. Lanni is prosecuting this case. The investigation was conducted by the FBI Pittsburgh’s Violent Crimes Task Force, with assistance from the Plum Police Department, Verona Police Department, Economy Borough Police, Allegheny County Sheriff’s Department, and Shaler Township Police Department.
A criminal complaint is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant may not be prosecuted unless, within 30 days, a grand jury has found probable cause to believe that he is guilty of an offense.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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