Saturday, July 28, 2018

Two Jefferson County Men Indicted for Three June Bank Robberies


BIRMINGHAM – A federal grand jury today indicted two Jefferson County men for three bank robberies in the county in June, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr.

A three-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges TERRY LYNN FOREHAND, 54, of Birmingham, and DERRICK TERRELL BIVENS, 52, of Mulga, with the June 7 robbery of a BB&T Bank on Meadow Brook Road in Birmingham and the June 27 robberies of that same BB&T branch and a Regions Bank on 2nd Avenue SW in Graysville.

Each bank robbery charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The FBI investigated the case, in conjunction with the Hoover Police Department and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Geer III is prosecuting the case.

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