Sixty-Seven-Year-Old Bank Robber Gets 14 Years

A 67-year-old man dubbed a “serial bank robber” just got sentenced to 14 years and 2 months in federal prison after robbing a Wells Fargo in Fargo last August — stealing over $10K before being caught hours later. Despite claiming he’s a “gentleman robber” who never harmed anyone, prosecutors slammed his soft-spoken facade, highlighting the real fear and trauma he caused bank staff. This isn’t his first rodeo — he’s got four prior convictions since 1989, including one he got away with, and racked up prison violations for theft and tampering with security. His defense argued he suffers from paranoia and mental illness, seeing demons and using crime as a twisted way to get back behind bars — even asking the judge for leniency because he’s never seen his kids free. The judge acknowledged his mental health struggles but made it clear: this behavior ends now — he’ll be sent to a federal medical facility for treatment, and the community must be protected. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/383862a90c43c1f6