PHILADELPHIA—Tyrone Bentley, 35, of
Philadelphia, was sentenced today to 408 months in prison for the July 3, 2010 robbery
of the Wachovia National Bank, located at 3625 Horizon Boulevard in Trevose,
Pennsylvania. Bentley was armed with a Taser when he and his accomplice, armed
with a gun, terrorized the bank employees and stole approximately $38,000 in
cash.
Police chased Bentley’s van and
eventually found him hiding in a bush. He ran again, and, once he was finally
caught, he fought with the officers, attempted to grab an officer’s gun, and
attempted to provoke the officers to shoot him. Ultimately, it took several police
officers to subdue Bentley and place him under arrest. Bentley was convicted
January 9, 2012, of conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery, armed bank
robbery, and using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence.
Bentley has two previous convictions for
possession of a controlled substance and Hobbs Act robbery. He was on federal
supervised release when he committed the robbery at the Wachovia Bank branch.
The previous case involved the armed robbery of an armored car.
This case was investigated by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant United
States Attorneys Salvatore L. Astolfi.
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