Michael Wilmer Wilson, Bank Robbery, Texas 2024

A brazen bank robber has been apprehended and charged with multiple bank robberies across north Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah.

Michael Wilmer Wilson, 34, was arrested by the FBI at his residence in Dallas on Thursday morning, charged via criminal complaint with bank robbery. He is slated to make his initial appearance in federal court on Friday.

According to the criminal complaint, Mr. Wilson is allegedly connected to multiple recent bank robberies across north Texas. The incidents were repeatedly caught on surveillance camera.

During a robbery at a bank in Dallas on Feb. 9, Mr. Wilson allegedly flashed a demand note that read, “This is a robbery. I have a gun.” After grabbing several thousand dollars from the frightened teller, he fled with the money and demand note — but left a deposit slip on the counter.

Investigators lifted a latent fingerprint off of the slip. They ran the print through a police department database, but failed to turn up a match.

During another robbery at a bank in Ennis on April 29, the suspect allegedly displayed a handwritten demand note that read, “THIS IS A ROBBERY. 30K. DON’T BE A HERO.” He instructed the victim teller to place cash into a folder, then fled, on foot, towards a nearby grocery store.

A search of the license plate number in the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles’ database revealed that the silver Dodge was registered to Mr. Wilson, whose driver’s license photo matched witnesses’ descriptions of the bank robbery suspect.

A criminal complaint is merely an allegation of wrongdoing, not evidence. Like all defendants, Mr. Wilson is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in federal prison.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Dallas Violent Crimes Taskforce conducted the investigation with the assistance of the Dallas Police Department, the Ennis Police Department, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Briggs is prosecuting the case.

Defendant: Michael Wilmer Wilson

Charge: Bank robbery

City: Dallas, Texas

Date: February 9, 2024 (crime date)

Sentence: Up to 20 years in federal prison

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