Tucson, Ariz. – In a shocking turn of events, Shad Richard Thompson, 43, of Tucson, Ariz., was sentenced to 222 months (18.5 years) in prison and ordered to pay $4,784 in restitution for his role in a brazen bank robbery.
On October 5, 2017, Thompson and his co-defendant planned and executed the robbery of Pyramid Federal Credit Union located on East Grant Road in Tucson.
The pair used a demand note, written on a napkin by the co-defendant at Thompson’s instruction, to commit the bank robbery. Thompson drove the co-defendant to the Credit Union, where she presented the note and demanded the Credit Union’s money.
The co-defendant, wearing Thompson’s t-shirt and hat, carried a brown purse that Thompson had instructed her to use to carry out the Credit Union’s money. After receiving $4,784 from the teller, the co-defendant departed the Credit Union, got back in the car with Thompson, and the pair drove off.
Thompson and the co-defendant fled Arizona, but were later arrested in Wyoming. Further investigation revealed that Thompson had been involved in multiple prior bank robberies.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Tucson. The prosecution was handled by Lori L. Price and Erica L. Seger, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, District of Arizona, Tucson.
Thompson’s term of imprisonment will be followed by three years of supervised release. The case number is CR-17-01732-TUC-JGZ, and the release number is 2019-049_Thompson.
For more information on the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/az/.
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Key Facts
- State: Arizona
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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