James Henderson Bryant III, Bank Robbery, Pennsylvania 2024

A Maryland man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a string of bank robberies in Pennsylvania.

James Henderson Bryant III, 46, of Westminster, Maryland, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson on February 1, 2024, for bank robbery, according to the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Bryant stole more than $3,000 from a BB&T Bank branch in Hanover, Pennsylvania in July 2021, just two months after being released from nearly 13 years in state prison. He then robbed two different BB&T Bank branches in Gettysburg and Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, threatening tellers that he had a firearm before fleeing with cash.

In September 2021, Bryant robbed a Citizens Bank branch in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, this time brandishing what looked like a handgun at three tellers before stealing more than $6,200. He was arrested on October 5, 2021, minutes after robbing a Citizens Bank branch in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, while brandishing what appeared to be a firearm.

Bryant was also charged with assaulting a corrections officer while being transported to a local hospital for medical care, for which charges remain pending. He pleaded guilty to the federal charges in January 2023.

The matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance provided by the Pennsylvania State Police, Penn Township Police Department, Gettysburg Police Department, York Area Regional Police Department, Carroll Township Police Department, and the Carlisle Township Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Christian T. Haugsby prosecuted the case.

Bryant was ordered to serve five years on supervised release after the conclusion of his prison sentence and was ordered to pay BB&T and Citizens Banks restitution of more than $26,000.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/harrisburg-united-states-attorneys-office-middle-district-pennsylvania-announced