Armed and ruthless, Daniel Louis Jackson, 28, and Jason Centeno, 22, both of Yonkers, New York, were sentenced this week for their violent heist at the Citizens State Bank in Hopkinton, Iowa. The October 2016 robbery, marked by zip ties, a revolver, and cold restraint, ended in federal prison terms exceeding a decade.
Jackson was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison after a jury convicted him on October 12, 2017, on charges of armed bank robbery, conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery, aiding and abetting the use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and conspiracy to use, carry, and brandish that same weapon. Centeno, who pleaded guilty on September 14, 2017, received 130 months for armed bank robbery and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
The pair had relocated to Muscatine, Iowa, in the summer of 2016, where they plotted the robbery with chilling precision. Jackson obtained a .38 caliber revolver in Detroit, Michigan. Evidence admitted at trial included disturbing cellphone videos: one showing Centeno firing the weapon from the passenger seat of a car driven by Jackson at occupied homes; another showing both men shooting at an abandoned warehouse.
On the morning of October 21, 2016, the two drove from Muscatine to Hopkinton. Centeno entered the bank brandishing the firearm, while Jackson carried a knife. They vaulted the counter, demanded cash, and used zip ties—purchased the day before at Muscatine’s Walmart—to bind the hands of three bank employees. More than $8,000 was stolen before they fled.
The defendants escaped Iowa, first returning to Yonkers, then vanishing to Florida. Their run ended when the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office tracked them down and arrested them. Now, they face the full weight of federal justice. Sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Leonard T. Strand in Cedar Rapids, both will serve three years of supervised release after prison. Parole does not exist in the federal system.
Jackson was ordered to pay a $400 special assessment and $8,225 in restitution to the Citizens State Bank. Centeno faces a $200 assessment and the same $8,225 restitution. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lisa C. Williams and Jacob Schunk and investigated by a multi-agency task force including the FBI, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, and law enforcement from multiple counties and states. Case file 16-cr-2057. No parole. No excuses.
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Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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