Rodney Glenn Green, Bank Robbery, Texas 2018

Austin man convicted of five counts of bank robbery, five counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, and one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

A federal jury in Austin convicted 59-year-old Rodney Glenn Green, aka “Rodney Glen Fayson”, of multiple armed bank robberies that occurred in 2018. The jury convicted Green of five counts of bank robbery, five counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, and one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

The crimes occurred at the following locations and dates:

January 24, 2018 – Chase Bank in Austin – Green stole approximately $4,000;

February 8, 2018 – BBVA Compass Bank in Austin – Green stole approximately $3,337;

February 24, 2018 – BBVA Compass Bank in Austin – Green stole approximately $11,939;

April 7, 2018 – BB&T Bank in Austin – Green stole approximately $5,495; and

April 28, 2018 – Bank of America in San Marcos – Green stole approximately $10,841.

Evidence presented during trial revealed that Green committed all five bank robberies in a similar manner. He wore gloves, a mask, and a black hooded sweatshirt or jacket, and brandished a small semi-automatic handgun while demanding money from bank tellers.

Green remains in federal custody. Sentencing will occur before U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin at a date to be determined by the Court. The bank robbery crimes of which Green was convicted carry a maximum sentence of up to twenty years in federal prison. The brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence crimes of which Green was convicted carry a minimum sentence of seven years in federal prison, with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. The felon in possession crime of which Green was convicted carries a maximum sentence of up to ten years in federal prison.

The FBI; Central Texas Violent Crimes Task Force; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); Austin Police Department and San Marcos Police Department investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matt Harding, Gabriel Cohen, Alan Buie, and Robert Almonte are prosecuting this case for the government.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/federal-jury-austin-convicts-armed-bank-robber