Justin Wade Lynch, Armed Bank Robbery, Pennsylvania 2020

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania - Texas Man Sentenced for Armed Bank Robbery

A Texas man was sentenced to 84 months in prison for armed bank robbery in Pennsylvania. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Justin Wade Lynch, 44, was sentenced on September 18, 2020, by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for armed bank robbery.

Lynch admitted to robbing Penn Security Bank & Trust in Peckville, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, on October 30, 2012. He brandished a firearm during the robbery and stole $12,470.

Lynch has been incarcerated since 2013 in Texas on an unrelated armed robbery conviction. The 84-month federal sentence will run concurrent with the remainder of the Texas sentence. Lynch was ordered to serve three years of supervised release after his prison term and to pay full restitution.

The case was investigated by the Blakely Police Department, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean A. Camoni.

This case is also part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that has been historically successful in bringing together all levels of law enforcement to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Lynch's sentence, stating that it is part of the Department's renewed focus on targeting violent criminals and working with federal, state, local, and tribal enforcement to develop effective strategies to reduce crime.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/texas-man-sentenced-armed-bank-robbery