John R. Hatton, Bank Robbery, Kentucky 2014

Bank Robber Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Term

A Louisville man has been sentenced to 37 years and 10 months in prison for his role in multiple robberies in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

John R. Hatton, 31, was found guilty by a federal jury on November 20, 2013, of robbing the East Pointe Branch of Your Community Bank on September 23, 2011, and of robbing the M & I Smoke Shop, located on Preston Highway, in Louisville, Kentucky on October 26, 2011.

Evidence at trial established that Mr. Hatton and an accomplice, Jillian Wojciechowski, entered the Your Community Bank branch wearing masks and armed with pistols. Once inside, Mr. Hatton and Ms. Wojciechowski held the bank employees at gunpoint and took $120,714.62 in cash from the bank. At the time of the robbery, the bank’s deposits were insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

During the robbery of the M & I Smoke Shop, Mr. Hatton entered the business alone and demanded cash from the store owner at gunpoint. After Mr. Hatton had taken a small amount of cash, the store owner took Mr. Hatton’s pistol away from him and shot Mr. Hatton as Mr. Hatton was trying to escape from the store.

Mr. Hatton was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II on December 16, 2014, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $120,714.62. There is no parole in the federal correctional system.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Thomas W. Dyke and Stephanie Zimdahl, and was investigated by Louisville Metro Police Department Robbery Unit.

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