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Defendant Convicted of Armed Bank Robbery in Asheville
A federal jury has convicted Paul Gordon Day, 36, of Brentwood, Tennessee, for the armed robbery of a bank in Asheville, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
According to filed court documents, trial evidence, and witness testimony, on November 9, 2022, at approximately 4:20 p.m., Day entered the PNC Bank branch at 8 O’Henry Avenue, located across the street from the federal courthouse in Asheville. Day walked up to the teller counter, held up a firearm, and demanded money from tellers.
Unbeknownst to Day, the tellers included a GPS tracking device concealed within the money. Day then fled the scene on a bicycle. Law enforcement tracked the GPS device and determined it was located inside a vehicle traveling on I-26 highway toward Weaverville, North Carolina.
Law enforcement conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle and arrested Day, who was the sole driver and occupant of the vehicle. They recovered the firearm, the stolen cash and GPS tracking device, a bicycle, and numerous articles of clothing worn by Day during the commission of the robbery.
Today, the jury convicted Day of bank robbery using a dangerous weapon, which carries a maximum statutory sentence of 25 years in prison, and possession and brandishing of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, which carries a minimum sentence of seven years in prison, consecutive to any other term of imprisonment imposed.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Alex M. Scott of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Asheville is prosecuting the case. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence.
U.S. Attorney King thanked the FBI, the Asheville Police Department, and the Weaverville Police Department for their investigation of the case.
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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