A brazen daytime heist turned to dust for a Houston man, as he was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for his role in the 2012 robbery of a Wells Fargo Bank in Houston.
The robbery, which took place on December 28, 2012, at the Wells Fargo Bank located on Kirby Drive in Houston, left a trail of destruction and fear in its wake. Four men, including Justin Levar Taylor, 33, of Houston, Aaron Derrow, 43, Terrance Jackson, 35, and Willie Wright III, 32, all also of Houston, were involved in the robbery.
According to court documents, the men were armed with pistols and wore various disguises. Taylor and Wright controlled the lobby, while Jackson and Derrow jumped over the teller counter and threatened a male teller with a gun. The men filled a bag with money and then fled the scene in a stolen white Toyota pickup truck.
All four men were apprehended a short time later at a residence several miles away. Taylor was sentenced to 51 months for the bank robbery as well as a consecutive seven years for brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, for a total of 135 months in federal prison.
This is not the first time Taylor has been sentenced for his role in the robbery. In December 2013, U.S. District Judge Nancy Atlas sentenced Aaron Derrow to 51 months for aggravated bank robbery as well as a consecutive seven years for brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, for a total of 135 months in federal prison. Wright was sentenced to 46 months for aggravated bank robbery as well as a consecutive seven years for brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence for a total of 130 months in federal prison. Jackson was given a sentence of 108 months for his conviction of aggravated bank robbery.
The case was investigated by the FBI’s Bank Robbery Task Force and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jennie Basile. The men will remain in custody, serving out their time for their roles in the brazen bank heist.
Taylor’s sentence serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of committing a crime of violence. As the community continues to grapple with the aftermath of the robbery, it is clear that justice has been served.
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