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Woodlands Bank Robber Gets 54 Years

Woodlands Bank Robber Gets 54 Years

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~ 7 years ago   Jul 19, '16 4:44pm  
Woodlands Bank Robber Gets 54 Years
 
A Houston man, already sentenced to 330 months for one bank robbery, just received another 319-month-term of imprisonment for his role in the armed robbery of a bank in The Woodlands in 2014.
 
Keith Stephens, 28, pleaded guilty Feb. 26, 2016, to aiding and abetting bank robbery and brandishing a firearm in commission of a crime of violence related to the armed bank robbery of the Chase Bank on West Panther Creek in The Woodlands, on June 27, 2014. Today, U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon considered the role Stephens played in the robbery, the use of a gun in the offense, the way the victims were treated and amount of money taken. She also determined that Stephens had planned and organized the armed robbery. She sentenced him to 235 months for the bank robbery and a consecutive 84 months for the firearms charge.
 
Stephens was also convicted in the armed robbery of the JP Morgan Chase Bank located on South Fry Road in Katy on July 16, 2014. Last week, U.S. District Judge David Hittner ordered Stephens to serve a total of 330 months in federal prison for that crime.
 
In handing down the sentence today, Judge Harmon ordered Stephens' term of imprisonment to be served consecutively to the previous sentence, resulting in a total of 649 months in prison, more than 54 years.
 
"Prosecutions of those involved in serial bank and armored car robberies will continue to be a priority for federal law enforcement and their state and local partners," said Magidson. "The severe sentence handed down today should serve as a significant deterrent to others who participate in violent crimes that put life in jeopardy."
 
On June 27, 2014, while Stephens waited outside as a lookout, Crystal Lashay Lewis, 23, of Houston, entered the bank and checked the interior for armed surveillance. Also acting as lookout was Zachary Loudd, 24, of Houston. Once Lewis had exited the bank, Stephens ordered Jerrell Devon James, 22, and Andrew Demon Holley, 23, both of Houston, to enter.
 
They robbed the bank while wearing masks, gloves and carrying handguns. During the robbery, they also pointed their guns at employees and customers. After exiting with the stolen money, they drove a stolen pickup truck to a predetermined site where they abandoned the vehicle and entered an SUV driven by Randale Deshay Jackson, 29, also of Houston. Jackson drove the men to Stephens' residence where the money was divided among them.
 
James, Loudd, Lewis and Holley, who also pleaded guilty to their respective roles in the robbery, are scheduled to be sentenced before Judge Harmon later this month.
 
Jackson is charged in a separate case with the armed robbery of a pharmacy in Tomball on Sept. 11, 2014.
 
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the FBI conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Celia Moyer and Richard D. Hanes are prosecuting the case.
 
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plymouth Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 7 years ago   Jul 19, '16 5:03pm  
A big thank you to the police who are there to find the criminals.
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Nursebettytx Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 7 years ago   Jul 19, '16 9:41pm  
Loving the long sentence ! I wish there would be a large article when the robber is up for parole to see exactly how much time he actually does .
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HayHo Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 9:52am  
Sounds like a good amount of time to me!
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texbuck Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 10:25am  
This lovely individual must have a huge record to get that sentence which I love by the way!
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Nursebettytx Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 10:55am  
I agree with both of you @texbuckand @ hay ho . It does seem that people commit truly bad crimes and they may get a long sentence that they deserve but it seems no criminal ever serves anywhere the amount of in the sentence . I realize prisons are overcrowded and it costs money to house criminals but really if you commit a bank robbery or are found with drugs with intent to distribute then why can't they actually serve most of the sentence ? It never works that way .
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plymouth Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 12:36pm  
@texbuck exactly what I was thinking.
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plymouth Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 1:41pm  
You don't even get that long for rape.
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plymouth Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 1:41pm  
I am guessing that the one event had multiple charges.
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