It may be possible, depending on the situation, for someone charged with armed robbery to be found guilty of a lesser type of crime that does not carry a mandatory minimum sentence. Converse police Lt. Jeff Shook said the incident started after a Garda security truck pulled up to an AutoZone in the 8500 block of FM 78 at 8:50 a.m. to conduct business. "Just spending money on crazy stuff. The Brink's truck was robbed in the early morning on July 11 near Los Angeles, said Dana Callahan, a spokeswoman for the security company. Prosecutors had a different view. All but Whitaker have been charged with armed robbery, kidnapping and aggravated assault and battery. Shooter One Of Two Defendants Sentenced In Series Of Armored Truck Robberies That Left One Person Dead. Michael Oliver . The person doing the stealing can either use words to make people think he has a deadly weapon or he can use actions. WILSON, N.C. - A search warrant suggests that investigators suspected a multimillion-dollar gold heist from . The robbery took less than 60 seconds, Bill Gates doesn't even make that much cash . The FBI has reason to believe all mobile communications made between the four men were over the secretive messaging app Snapchat, the District Attorneys office said. VIDEO: 1 injured in shooting and armored car heist at San Leandro Kaiser, police say; suspect at large EMBED <> More Videos Authorities said a white car with several people inside was involved in . "I'm on Bluff Road on a pay phone. Charged with armed robbery, kidnapping and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature in connection with the heist, he was featured on the TV show, Americas Most Wanted in September 2007. And now the man is facing a very serious charge of armed robbery. (Hammond Police Department) Two men were arrested at a Merrillville grocery store Monday because the FBI thought they were about to rob an armored . Seventy years ago today, a group of men stole $1.2 million in cash and $1.5 million in checks and other securities from a Brink's armored car depot in the North End. As for Lyde, he recently had a tattoo filled on his forearms. Sheriff Lott says, "For his health and safety, we need to catch these two.". CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A armed guard was charged for stealing $325,000 in cash that was intended for ATM's in the Charlotte area. Investigators say the May 11, 2007, heist near Columbia was an inside job and the thieves made off with about $10 million from Express Teller Armored Car Services. It was the second-largest . Copyright 2023 KSAT.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. One was a college athlete, another a sensitive father who turned to cocaine and alcohol after ending his relationship with the mother of his young daughter. While those who defend them try to downplay the amount of money stolen in the robbery, the FBI has said the Columbia armored car heist is now the third-largest in U.S. history. How Alaska became one of fentanyl's deadliest frontiers Underestimating the amount of their score, the men only made off with a little more than half of the money. One of the men bowed his head for most of the hearing, while the others showed little emotion as each stepped forward to be given his sentence. "Buying $20,000rims for an $800 car, going to strip clubs, getting tattoos of dollar signs," says Sheriff Leon Lott. Multiple armed robbers hijacked an armored truck and stole a substantial amount of money in Converse on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. three men accosted and robbed the driver of a Brinks truck. Armed robbery is Class A Felony. COLUMBIA Four South Carolina men including two Darlington County men involved in one of the largest armored car heists in U.S. history will have to wait longer to learn their fates . CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The US District Court for the District of South Carolina is reviewing an application from law enforcement to search the phone and Snapchat records of four men suspected of a North Charleston armored truck robbery in January. "Cousin: "I'm just surprised about the whole thing, everything All of us were just hurt, we was hurt.". The District Attorney's Office says that North Charleston Police were first alerted to the robbery of an armored truck at 6:29 a.m. on . #inline-recirc-item--id-d44faa9c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child(5) { . CHARLESTON, S.C. July 15 2021The US District Court for the District of South Carolina is reviewing an application from law enforcement to search the phone and Snapchat records of four men suspected of a North Charleston armored truck robbery in January. The person that is doing the stealing would have some way of making the other person feel scared. Read moreDrinks to your door: SC Senate again considers alcohol delivery, The Post and Courier Going up at Berry Crossing, Over $6,000 stolen from Rome mans bank account, Calhoun man indicted on molestation, rape charges, Around Town: Don't tell anyone Jim 'N Nick's is coming, 'Let's Make a Deal' for massive Bartow site and swamp things. "Law enforcement has shown time and again its commitment with going after these. Murphy, Sewell, Burge and Calhoun pleaded not guilty to the federal charges on May 10. Sewell stopped the truck at the ATM on Core Road, at which point the four other defendants pretended to rob him. Armored truck guard shot during robbery on South Side: officials. "This isn't two guys that knocked over granddad's liquor store - there's a lot more to it than that," prosecutor Dan Goldberg said. One of the security officers went inside the store, and the driver stayed inside the truck, police said. }, First published on August 24, 2009 / 3:05 PM. Authorities in the Denver area are searching for three gunmen, one of whom was armed with an AK-style weapon, who robbed an armored vehicle outside a . In 1997, Loomis Fargo employee David Ghantt robbed the armored car company of $17 million. The Great Plymouth Mail Truck Robbery On Aug. 14, 1962, two men pretending to be police officers erected a barricade on a highway near Boston and detoured an armored mail truck into a dead end. Empty the cash register!. Mike agrees to let Jill borrow his car while hers is in the shop. The banana had the shape of a gun and the dude said he had a gun, the customers and the cashier believed he had a gun and they were scared and thats enough to meet the deadly weapon criteria. April 21, 2015 / 8:06 AM / CBS Boston. More than half of the money they stole remains missing. Investigators say he's a big basketball fan, andcould be playing pick-up games. Everything changed when Jonesand his partner, Darryl Frierson, pulled into a Columbia gas station. All rights reserved. Nine months later, Lyde was arrested in North Carolina. You see the man walk quickly outside the store and realize what everyone thought was a gun under the jacket was actually. The answer is the man could be found guilty of armed robbery. Turn yourself in. My jaw was messed up. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. It is important to find an attorney who has the time to visit your loved one in jail, meet with the family, review the evidence, and discuss all defenses and options. Then-Charlotte Observer reporter Jeff Diamant wrote extensively about the story as it unfolded and later wrote a book. "My nose was broke, my eyes tooth was knocked out. In South Carolina, Armed Robbery occurs when a person commits a robbery. SUMTER, S.C. -- Florence County Sheriff's deputies Sunday lent a to their Sumber County counterparts and brought to a halt a three-county, 36-. The FBI has reason to believe all mobile communications made between the four men were over the secretive messaging app Snapchat, the District Attorneys office said. Most people dont think of it as a weapon but if someone makes another person think they will be run over if they dont hand over the items being stolen, a car can be used as a deadly weapon. A serious case deserves attention to detail. Armed Robbery. His mother told authorities her son had purchased a car and that he gave her a grocery bag full of cash, an affidavit states. Family members say many of the men once volunteered in their communities, helped raise their siblings and aspired to be college graduates despite growing up in rough neighborhoods. When questioned about inconsistencies in his story, attorneys say Sewell caved and admitted the robbery had been an inside job with two associates, Calhoun and Murphy. Police believe there were up to four robbers, all armed. "Cousin: "Come home. The crime was sloppy and the cover-up quickly discovered. Three suspects robbed $300,000 in cash from an armored car in Brooklyn on Friday. For example, Mike and Jill do not live together, but are friends. To rob an armored truck. Hoping to limit their prison sentences to 40 years, two men admitted in federal court Tuesday that they fatally shot an armored truck guard during a robbery outside a New Orleans bank in 2013. Frierson was then apparently "forced" by his alleged accomplices to drive the armored truck about 2 miles away to a site where the men began to unload the cash after meeting with the other suspects. You have permission to edit this article. Whitaker, who also worked for the armored car company, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy. This type of offense is a no parole offense, which means a person cant be released until he has served at least 85% of his sentence. 1894 shipwreck found in Lake Huron, confirming "powerful, tragic story", Bipartisan Senate group unveils rail safety bill in response to Ohio derailment, Top Dems push Fox News to stop promoting "propaganda" about 2020 election, What to know about Shigella bacteria as drug-resistant strain spreads, Eli Lilly to cut insulin prices by 70%, cap monthly costs at $35, Pandemic-era food benefits end for millions of Americans as costs rise. One important element of larceny, which is related to robbery is the property or stuff that was stolen must belong to another. Steve Garrison covers breaking news and public safety. Two armored truck security guards were shot Monday during an attempted robbery. Neither of the guards was shot, but police said the thieves hit the driver with a gun. The Robber is armed with a knife, but the homeowner holds the robber at gun point until the police arrive. South has a 2007 armed robbery conviction in the Eastern District of New York. Armored Truck Shoots at Suspects Outside McDonald's; Southfield, MI February 24, 2023 Two suspects attempted to rob an armored car outside of a McDonald's in Southfield, Michigan; however, the guard fired several shots at the would-be robbers who fled the scene. On Monday, the men - four of whom were college students at the time of the holdup - will learn their punishment for the $9.8 million robbery and the beating of a guard left bloodied and bound on a secluded road beside a strawberry patch in Columbia in 2007. "Dan:"What would you tell him? .component--type-recirculation .item:nth-child(5) { WFAEs Sarah Delia spoke with David Ghantt, the Loomis Fargo employee that stole $17 million from the armored car company in 1997. But only about $57,000 of . Orneth Patrick South, 48, Ryan Shevin Smith, 38 and Michael D. Watts, 42, where charged with an armored truck robbery in Salisbury, the FBI said. Reports indicate one or the other might be headed to Mexico. LOS ANGELES -- Two men were arrested Friday after they allegedly robbed an armored car outside a Los Angeles County bank earlier this week and . JASON RYAN, PIERRE THOMAS and THERESA COOK, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Orneth South, 49, and Michael Watts, 42, robbed a armored truck and got away with $1.3 million dollars cash. They knocked him over, he says. The Richland County, S.C., sheriff's department alleges the men were involved in the May 11 robbery of an armored car near Columbia, which netted approximately $9.8 million more than half of the $18 million the Express Teller Armored Car Services truck was carrying at the time. Darryl Frierson, 23, was sentenced to 30 years, plus a consecutive five years. From what you can see the man has something under his jacket that is in the shape of a gun. #inline-recirc-item--id-d44faa9c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, #right-rail-recirc-item--id-d44faa9c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d { It is also classified as a "Most Serious Offense" under SC Code 17-25-45 (C) (1). His mother told authorities her son had recently purchased a Chevrolet Monte Carlo and gave her a grocery bag full of cash, the affidavit states. Calling the $9.8 million robbery an unjustifiable crime, South Carolina judge Michelle Childs sentenced three of the men to at least 25 years each in prison for armed robbery, kidnapping, assault . Many family members wept as the sentences were given to the men, four of whom were college students at the time of the holdup. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. . The value of the stuff that is taken does not have to be of great value. "I still have nightmares," he says. Five men have been indicted in U.S. District Court for South Carolina on charges of bank larceny and conspiracy to commit bank larceny in the truck robbery the morning of Jan. 16. Authorities believe both men have likely left South Carolina. Millions still missing in armored car heist, Murder suspect out on bond charged with more murders in Fairfield County, LCSD deputies in search of a driver who failed to stop for police, Wrongful death lawsuit filed, alleges negligence from RCSD mental health response. They talked about that time in his life and about how those events have been portrayed in the film Masterminds. WIS News 10's Dan Tordjman visited Benjamin's home in Darlington. The robbery took place . Sewell, the driver of the truck, initially claimed he did not know the robbers, but after detectives confronted him with inconsistencies in his story, the affidavit says he confessed the robbery was staged. He did so while pretending to have a gun. Thats when the thieves got into the truck and forced the driver to drive off. A former armored truck driver who staged his own robbery in 2021 in North Charleston, netting him and his co-conspirators millions, testified Jan. 25 in federal court against one of his co . We have used your information to see if you have a subscription with us, but did not find one. Of this, authorities recovered only $11.2 million. Until I get some details on the other jurisdictions, investigations that they have going on, I think it would be premature to conclude that. 2 charged in shooting of armored car drivers in Chatham. You have permission to edit this article. Read moreGreenville County school pairs with credit union for financial education, The bill would allow the state to license retailers to perform curbside pickup of alcohol orders and use a delivery service to deliver beer and wine right to customers doors. May 17, 2007 — -- Authorities in South Carolina have announced five arrests in one of the largest heists in U.S. history but said that one fugitive remains on the loose. Prosecutors have a different view. LANSING, Ill. (CBS)-- Two brothers are facing charges in an armored truck robbery that took place on Halloween in south suburban Lansing. Sheriff Lott says, "We think they went their separate ways. So theres no list of things that can or cannot be used as deadly weapons. The point is that the stuff was taken, it didnt belong to him, and it was taken by force. FBI agents learned Murphy was spotted in Cedartown with his mother two days after the robbery. 2 (69) . FLORENCE, S.C. Francis Marion University and Florence have been very good to entrepreneurs Jim Brown and Tim Norwood. A wanted man who federal authorities said was part of a group that robbed a cash transport truck in South Carolina is now believed to be in the metro Atlanta area. A total of 6,895 bank robberies occurred in the United States last year, including 37 armored car robberies, resulting in about $72 million being stolen. On Dec. 15, three men accosted and robbed the driver of a Brinks truck in the drive-thru of the same Chase bank. SAN ANTONIO Multiple robbers hijacked an armored truck and stole a substantial amount of money in Converse on Thursday morning at least the third armored truck robbery in the area in just over four months. Armored truck robberies are wrong, but they do pay well, but don't try it because you will likely end up in federal prison. The Richland County sheriff worked on the investigation with the FBI and the South Carolina law enforcement division. Police said three men "accosted" and robbed a Brinks truck driver at the same Chase Bank on Dec. 15. $17.3 million . Does it matter that the people in the store thought the banana was a gun and they were in fear? Is this man guilty of armed robbery even if he didnt have a real gun? UPDATE: MPD needs the public's help locating two people involved with the armed robbery of a Brinks Armored truck. It carries a mandatory minimum prison time of 10-30 years. 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