Seattle, WA – A repeat bank robber who terrorized communities from coast to coast was sentenced to 127 months in prison and three years of supervised release for multiple bank robberies and the armed robbery of the Nordstrom fine jewelry department.
U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes announced the sentencing of 57-year-old WILLIAM MITCHELL, who was arrested in Grants Pass, Oregon on November 12, 2014, following a string of robberies in Washington State and the robbery of the downtown Nordstrom fine jewelry department on September 11, 2014.
U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones said at sentencing, “In committing these robberies you displayed a callous disregard for the victims and a callous disregard for the consequences of your actions.”
“Seeing a firearm brandished during a bank robbery is a searing experience for anyone who is there,” said United States Attorney Annette L. Hayes. “I commend the FBI and Seattle Police Department for their work on this case that will ensure this defendant will not be able to victimize more bank tellers and patrons for a very long time.”
According to records filed in the case, MITCHELL was identified as a serial bank robbery suspect following the robberies of Homestreet Bank in Seattle (July 28, 2014), Wells Fargo Bank in Seattle (July 29, 2014), Timberland Bank in Olympia (October 30, 2014) and Numerica Federal Credit Union in Spokane (November 7, 2014).
Seattle police used DNA evidence to connect MITCHELL to the armed robbery of the Nordstrom store, while DNA evidence also connected him to bank robberies in Naples, Florida on April 4, 2014 and in Santa Barbara, California on October 2, 2014.
MITCHELL admitted to investigators that he also committed bank robberies in South Burlington, Vermont on July 5, 2014, Ocean Springs Mississippi on May 23, 2014 and Manchester, New Hampshire, on May 30, 2014.
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Key Facts
- State: Washington
- Category: Violent Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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