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Armed Bank Robbery Lands Berks County Man Five Years in Prison

In a shocking display of brazen criminal activity, Richard Garland Jones, 24, of Reading, PA, was sentenced to five years in prison for committing an armed bank robbery in April 2019.

The heist took place at a bank on Oregon Pike in Brownstown, PA, where Jones, armed with a pellet gun, held up the bank and made off with approximately $117,000.

According to officials, Jones was the gunman during the robbery, while another defendant, who also pleaded guilty, served as the getaway driver. The pair fled the scene and were pursued by police, who eventually apprehended them after they lost control of the vehicle and crashed.

Police officers found Jones in possession of the stolen cash and other evidence, including the pellet gun used during the robbery.

The case was investigated by the West Earl Township Police Department, the Akron Borough Police Department, the East Cocalico Township Police Department, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Thomas M. Zaleski.

Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams stated, “This may not be common knowledge so it bears repeating: robbing a bank – armed or not – is a serious federal crime which will result in a significant prison sentence for everyone involved. In this case, the defendants may have been after easy money, but Jones is now losing years of his life to a federal prison sentence. It is not worth it.”

Richard Garland Jones, whose full name is Richard Garland Jones, was sentenced to five years in prison, five years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Leeson, Jr. The exact criminal charges against Jones are bank robbery, and the crime occurred in April 2019.

The case serves as a stark reminder that bank robbery is a serious federal crime, punishable by significant prison time. In this instance, Jones will spend the next five years behind bars for his role in the armed bank robbery.