Knoxville, TN – On April 14, 2022, Jason William Graves, 43, of London, Kentucky, was sentenced to 130 months in prison by the Honorable Judge Thomas A. Varlan in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville.
Graves pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with one count of bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and one count of carjacking in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2119.
According to the plea agreement, Graves committed two bank robberies at banks located inside Walmart Supercenters in the Eastern District of Tennessee in May 2019.
On or about June 21, 2019, Graves carjacked a victim at gunpoint at an AutoZone located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and took the victim’s Chevrolet Trailblazer.
The stolen vehicle was later used to commit an additional robbery at a Walmart Money Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Graves will be on three years of supervised release following his release from prison and will be required to pay restitution to the victims.
The investigation was led by FBI Special Agents Mollie Treadway and Wesley Leatham, and Assistant United States Attorney LaToyia Carpenter represented the United States at sentencing.
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Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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