Darryl S. Coleman, Bank Robberies, Illinois 2015
A ruthless bank robber has been locked up in a federal prison cell for his brazen crimes in east central Illinois and northwestern Indiana. Darryl S. Coleman, 30, of the 1200 block of Joanne Lane in Champaign, Illinois, was sentenced yesterday to serve a total of 137 months (11 years, 5 months) in federal prison for his role in a string of bank robberies that took place in October and November 2015.
The crimes, which netted Coleman a total of $20,986, targeted First Financial Bank in Champaign on October 28, 2015, First Bank in Rantoul on November 10, First Midwest Bank in Danville on November 17, and an attempted robbery at Farmers-Merchants National Bank in Paxton, Illinois, on December 1, 2015. In addition, Coleman was also responsible for robberies at Horizon Bank in Portage, Indiana, on November 2, 2015, and First State Bank of Porter in Chesterton, Indiana, on November 24, 2015.
Coleman appeared before U.S. District Judge Colin S. Bruce in Urbana, Illinois, where he pleaded guilty to the charges in September 2016. The judge ordered that Coleman serve 115 months in prison for the Illinois bank robberies and 22 months to be served consecutive to the sentence ordered in Indiana.
Coleman's troubles began on January 25, 2016, when he was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service. He has been in custody ever since. Coleman also faced sentencing in the Northern District of Indiana on June 16, 2016, where he was handed a 63-month prison sentence for his role in the Indiana bank robberies.
Coleman was also ordered to pay restitution in the total amount of $20,986. This includes $9,930 for the Illinois bank robberies and $11,056 for the bank robberies in Indiana.
The case was prosecuted by Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney Eugene L. Miller, and the charges were investigated by the FBI and the Champaign, Danville, Rantoul, and Paxton Police Departments in east central Illinois.
Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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