Raishat McGill, Bank Robbery, Kansas 2016

WICHITA, KAN. – Three Wichita men have been charged with bank robbery and firearm charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.

The defendants, Raishat McGill, 34, Andre Bryant, 29, and Elijah Shelton, 25, all of Wichita, were charged with one count of bank robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm in relation to the robbery.

According to an investigator’s affidavit filed in the case, on June 13, 2016, the defendants robbed the Carson Bank at 4641 E. Douglas in Wichita. At about 10:30 a.m., two of the robbers entered the bank brandishing firearms and shouting orders to bank employees. One of the defendants shouted: “If you guys don’t open up in 30 seconds, I’m shooting.” The defendants forced two bank employees to enter codes to open a vault. The robbers seized cash from the vault and fled from the bank.

Police spotted the robbers’ car in the 800 block of South Martinson and followed until the robbers ran from the car on foot and were arrested.

If convicted, the defendants face a penalty of up to 25 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the bank robbery charge, and not less than five years and a fine up to $250,000 on the firearm charge. The Wichita Police Department, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch is prosecuting.

In all cases, defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments merely contain allegations of criminal conduct.

The Wichita Police Department, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI investigated the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch.

The case serves as a reminder that bank robbery and firearm charges carry significant penalties. If convicted, the defendants could face up to 25 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the bank robbery charge, and not less than five years and a fine up to $250,000 on the firearm charge.

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