Scott Kelly Hansen, Bank Robberies, Ohio 2022

TOLEDO, Ohio - A Toledo man was sentenced to 348 months imprisonment for his role in multiple bank robberies in Michigan and Ohio.

Scott Kelly Hansen, 63, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary after pleading guilty to two bank robberies in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and one in Norwalk, Ohio.

Hansen was ordered to pay $44,908.73 in restitution and serve a 5-year term of supervised release upon release from imprisonment.

The charges against Hansen include bank robbery, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113(a), and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)(ii).

The crimes occurred on July 16, 2022, July 19, 2022, and August 25, 2022, at various banks in Michigan and Ohio.

According to court documents, on July 16, 2022, Hansen entered the Chase Bank on East Stadium Boulevard in Ann Arbor, Michigan, wearing a mask and baseball cap. Hansen approached the teller and said, 'This is a bank robbery, give me all your cash... including the reserves.' Hansen then patted the area beneath his shirt at his waist, which the teller understood to mean he was implying a weapon.

The teller produced approximately $20,000 in cash and gave it to Hansen, who fled the bank.

Then on July 19, 2022, Hansen entered the Fifth Third Bank on Washtenaw Avenue in Ann Arbor, Michigan, wearing similar clothing and a mask. Hansen drew a pistol, pointed it at both tellers, and said, 'Give me all you have.' The teller produced approximately $15,000 in cash, which Hansen took and left. Days later, Hansen returned to the same Fifth Third Bank, but fled once he was recognized by a teller.

On August 25, 2022, Hansen entered Civista Bank in Norwalk, Ohio, armed with a pistol, wearing similar clothing and a mask. Hansen ordered everyone to get down on the ground and aimed the pistol at customers and tellers. Hansen then went behind the counter and demanded cash from the drawers and dispensing machines. Hansen said he was just there for the money and didn’t want anyone to get hurt. After growing frustrated with how slowly the teller was retrieving bills from the dispensing machine, Hansen grabbed two plastic money containers from the machine and fled the bank with approximately $82,000. As he left, Hansen instructed everyone to 'Stay on the floor. Don’t get up. Don’t watch out the windows.' Customers called 911, and Hansen was apprehended.

In Hansen’s vehicle, officers found cash and a loaded 9 mm semi-automatic pistol.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Norwalk Police Department, and the Ann Arbor Police Department.

It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ava Rotell Dustin and Matthew Simko.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/toledo-man-sentenced-multiple-bank-robberies-michigan-and-ohio