December 9, 2006, p. B-2; Adam Lynn, Ex-Ranger Pleads Guilty in Robbery, Ibid,. Public Domain/Wikimedia The men thought they'd take the bank for around $30,000. Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was joined today by Mark W. Field, Chief of the Wheaton, Illinois Police Department (WPD) and David E. Dial, Chief of the Naperville, Illinois Police Department (NPD) in announcing the arrest of two men in connection with the armed robberies, earlier this month, of two west suburban banks. December 6, 2006, p. A-11; David Bowermaster, Pentagon: No Evidence Found of War Crimes Ranger Alleged, Ibid,. Naperville
On Monday, January 4, 2010, Sommer appeared before Judge James L. Robart in U.S. District Court in Seattle and pleaded guilty to both felonies, agreeing to a 20 year sentence (Federal sentencing guidelines provide for a maximum of 30 years). Then early Wednesday morning he absconded from his mothers house in Peachland, B.C. 3 min read. The FBI alleges the man in the photo is Louis H. Early. On Thursday, August 10, FBI agents arrested Chad Palmer, at his parents' home in Chesapeake, Virginia, in possession of $9,000 from the bank robbery. The morning of Jan. 17, 1958, was a typical slow day for Bank of Columbia President Walter F. Oakley Jr. and his staff, according to local historian David Hunter, a member of the . Mr. A. Robertson, a Canadian citizen from Kelowna, B.C. Mot. Following his release from that prison term in 1997, Mr. The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID), in conjunction with the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, conducted a thorough investigation and on October 25, 2006, issued a seven-page report concluding the allegations were unfounded and unsubstantiated. 1B1.13, app. Scott Sanders | Staff Photographer, K-9 officer Dan Pleckham, Jr. and his four-legged partner, Bandit, both of the Yorkville Police Department, emerge from Fifth Third Bank March 9 in Naperville as police investigate a stickup. 19, 2019 (dkt. of Def. This movie is an authentic recreation of the '53 robbery, except the vehicles are late 50s. INITIAL POST: A 35-year-old Maryland man was arrested Monday after robbing a bank in Palmer Township, police report. According to the complaint, FBI Agents in Chicago and Officers of the NPD were investigating the March 9th robbery of the Fifth Third Bank branch, located at 1311 Ridgeland in Naperville, when the same unidentified individual was believed to have struck again, robbing the TCF Bank branch in Wheaton. Contact Us- Overview- Territory/Jurisdiction, News and Outreach- Press Room | Stories- In Your Community, About Us- Our People & Capabilities- What We Investigate- Our Partnerships- Chicago History, Father-Son Team Charged with Two West Suburban Bank Robberies. While there, Sommer gave RCMP investigators a lengthy videotaped statement, admitting that he was the ringleader, planned the heist, and supplied the weapons. Oh-so-coincidentally, the next day, six bandits got into the garage with keys in hand, then tied up . Louis Early Owner at PWSR Experts, LLC. Early would have been released to an RRC nine months before the end of his prison sentence. 's Status Report of May 1, 2020 (dkt. The youngest Richardson child, 10-year-old Robert Jr., said that he, like his brother Justus, used to tell people his dad was on a business trip. Each. What followed was a sensationalized manhunt and the execution of three bandits involved in the incident.. On November 3, 1893, the seven-car Train No. Louis H. Early, a former DuPage County deputy sheriff, pleaded guilty to robbing a TCF bank, located inside a grocery store, where his son Louis S. Early worked as an assistant manager,. Luke Sommer's Case. On Friday, August 11, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), E Division, Serious Crime Section arrested Luke Sommer in a supermarket at the Peachland Centre Mall. Louis S. Early is free on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond. With Steve McQueen, Crahan Denton, David Clarke, James Dukas. ", The 54-year-old Early was found out when FBI agents arrested him in DeWitt, New York, on an unrelated case and spotted a hefty supply of cash labeled "Federal Reserve Bank.". [11], The Chicago Sun-Times reported that "12 to 15 Sikhs dressed as policemen and armed with submachine guns and rifles escaped with nearly $4.5 million in the biggest bank robbery in Indian history." March 13, 2007, p. B2; Ex-Ranger Suspected in Robbery Back in U.S., Ibid,. Blum had $2,300 cash hidden in his room. The junior Early was arrested yesterday morning at his residence, without incident, by FBI Special Agents. Jaylan D. Quinn, 22, has been charged with armed bank robbery resulting in death, and Andrew R. Brinkley, 19, has been charged with bank robbery, according to a press release from the. Gordon "Butch" Earley, Jr. appeals his conviction of bank larceny of the Grinnell State Bank in violation of 18 U.S.C. Early's contentions regarding his need for a longer reentry placement, but it must balance this with the issue of community safety, and given his significant history of recidivism the Court declines to recommend a longer-than-usual reentry placement." The license plate came back to a silver 2001 four-door Audi A4, registered to 19-year-old Alex M. Blum and his father in Greenwood Village, Colorado. But there is more. Early if he contracts coronavirus, as reliable information places him in a higher-risk category. He said Sommer intended to use money from bank robberies to start a outlaw motorcycle gang in Kelowna and challenge the Hells Angels for control of drug trafficking and other lucrative criminal enterprises in British Columbia. His parole was revoked, and he ultimately pled guilty and was given another prison term. 76 Metascore. The St. Louis Bank Robbery: Directed by Charles Guggenheim, John Stix. On Tuesday, police captured a man suspected of serial bank robbery after a high-speed chase through the Quad-Cities. Early resigned that Sept. 10, days after being suspended, during an internal investigation led by then-Sgt. Not that many people in their sixties commit crimes, but the same is true of people in their fifties, and Mr. The Court grants the motion for early release and reduces Mr. Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer. Early has spent nearly all of his time serving jail or prison sentences and finding ways to get back into jail or prison. Early contends that the coronavirus outbreak poses a great risk to his health and life as long as he remains incarcerated. The younger Early was ordered held without bail in the Metropolitan Correctional Center downtown after his Wednesday court appearance in the Dirksen U.S. All rights reserved, WATCH: Procession Escorts Body of Fallen Chicago Officer From Hospital, Storm System Could Bring Rain, Snow, and Gusty Winds to Chicago Area Friday, Chicago Police Officer Shot and Killed on Southwest Side, Chicago Police Release Details of What Led to Officer's Fatal Shooting in Gage Park, Secret Service, Police Seen Investigating Business in Suburban Lisle. He told investigators that Blum and Private First Class Chad W. Palmer, age 20, had been discussing doing a job and had been meeting privately with another Ranger, 20-year-old Specialist Fourth Class Luke Elliott Sommer. Reedel, Aprill 24, 1953, three men and a getaway driver attempted to rob the Southwest Bank on the corner of Southwest Avenue and S. Kingshighway Boulevard in St. Louis, MO. The Court reminds Mr. The 51-year-old New York man and his son, Louis S. Early, 26, of Lisle, are accused of making off with about $70,000 after sticking up two banks in March in Naperville and Wheaton. This, in the Court's view, qualifies as an extraordinary reason warranting consideration of a reduction of Mr. Mr. Bank of America robbery, 1975, Mayfair; London. Operation Bank Robbery: Breaking the Bank: Directed by Michael Mallick, Jesse Rivkin. Said Mr. Grant These arrests show once again the importance of an effective working relationship between federal and local law enforcement agencies in combating violent crime.. Date: May 4, 2020, granting compassionate release to diabetic inmate who had previously suffered a heart attack and whose projected release date was "just seven scant weeks" from the court's decision date, stating that "[m]ost reasonable observers looking at [the defendant's] record would find it quite likely that he will commit additional crimes once he is released," but granting compassionate release because the defendant would "very shortly be back in society, irrespective of what the Court does", Case No. Two men shot and killed a bank security guard in Indiana to rob nearly $10,000 in order to pay off the bills of an amateur football team one of the men owned . Mr. In 2005 he was charged with conspiracy to defraud the IRS in a case involving his preparation and filing, in 2002, of dozens of fraudulent tax returns in the name of fictitious companies, with refunds totaling over $130,000. On August 7, 2006, four men brandishing weapons rob the Bank of America branch in South Tacoma of $54,011. 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After being taken into custody, Sheriffs Investigators discovered evidence linking the senior EARLY to the Wheaton robbery. If the defendant opted for a trial, he would face up to life in prison, if convicted on all seven felony counts. Louis Teller and Lora Ritenour were two of Cleveland's most notorious bank robbers. If convicted, the father and son each face up to 20 years in prison. The next question is whether a reduction "is consistent with applicable policy statements issued by the Sentencing Commission." He ordered the tellers to give him only stacks of banded $20, $50 and $100 bills and not to include any bait money, with prerecorded serial numbers, or dye packs. Luke Sommer still doesnt understand how bad what he did really was (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). The banks lost about $482 million due to robberies, or $4,213 per offense. I have a good idea that unless he gets caught, it could be a heck of a long time before I see him, Davidson said (The Seattle Times). In 2009, Mr. Were the Court to reduce Mr. And it would be cutting his prison sentence by only seven weeks. On Tuesday morning, August 8, FBI agents found the vehicle sitting inside a fenced parking lot at the Ranger compound and immediately had it impounded as evidence. At the two-minute mark, the timekeeper shouted Lets go! The gang exited the bank with $54,011 stuffed into duffel bags, ran down a side street into an alley, jumped into a waiting automobile, and sped away. Early should understand that the Probation Office and the Court will be monitoring him while on supervised release and that the Court will not hesitate to recommit him to prison should he again go astray. --------, For the reasons stated above, the Court grants Louis H. Early's emergency motion for compassionate release [119] and also grants his motion for leave to file certain medical records under seal [124]. Early's prison sentence to time served, thus rendering moot his request for a recommendation for immediate release on home confinement. On Monday, August 14, Robertson was charged in U.S. District Court in Tacoma with armed bank robbery. He waived his right to a preliminary hearing May 1 during his first federal court appearance. Early's criminal history and the need to protect the public from further crimes by him. 127), Ex. Early, who had relocated to New York, was charged with grand larceny, apparently involving issuance of bad checks (though this is not completely clear from the presentence report in the present case). On Monday, March 8, Judge Robart accepted Sommers guilty plea and sentenced him to an additional 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION. Early's son has submitted a lengthy letter to the Court saying that he has been able to reconnect with his father during his time in custody and has developed a much stronger and better bond. His parole was revoked a second time when he was arrested in 1999 for grand larceny after stealing $5,600 that his employer had entrusted to him to pay distributors of the employer's product. 3553(a). Kenneth Hopper, 58, was charged with Robbery and. Sommer claimed to have witnessed robbery, rape, and murders by troops while serving tours of duty in these countries in 2004 and 2005. Unfortunately, Sommer had neglected to advise his fellow conspirators of his grandiose plan. His son was on duty as an assistant branch manager during the second stickup, March 18, at TCF Bank in Wheaton's Danada Square shopping center. The assistant manager later told authorities he did not recognize the robber, who ordered the two bank employees to empty the vault, except for the dye packs and bait bills, and then instructed them to get down on the floor and count to 200. September 22, 2006, p. B-1; David Bowermaster, Tacoma Bank Robbed to Start Crime Family?, Ibid,. He pled guilty to grand larceny in 1990 and was sentenced a short prison term, followed by probation, which was revoked later in 1990 when he was arrested after committing a series of bank robberies. On Monday evening, he and other witnesses saw the men in the barracks with bundles of cash. Early's counsel suggests that he committed the bank robberies for which he is now imprisoned because he was suffering from depression and under the influence of drugs. The robbery is one of the most audacious and dangerous bank heists ever committed in Washington state. The Sundance Kid and some of the notorious Wild Bunch robbed the bank on June 28, 1897. 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