Hogsett Announces Sentencing of Bank Robbery Accomplice Who Used Her Own Child in Crime

Indianapolis Woman Allowed Children to be Threatened with a Gun as Part of Robbery Scheme

INDIANAPOLIS—Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney, announced today that Beth A. Moench, age 34, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 41 months (three years, five months) in prison by U.S. District Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson following her guilty plea to aiding and abetting a bank robbery. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Marion County Sheriff’s Department.

“As a member of the law enforcement community, and more important, as a parent of young children, I find this behavior to be completely reprehensible,” Hogsett said. “Thanks to the great investigative work of our federal and local partners, we have ensured that these disturbing actions will not go unpunished.”

On September 5, 2009, the Huntington National Bank located at 6714 Rockville Road in Indianapolis was robbed by Michael G. Adkins (who has been convicted for his role in this robbery) and an unidentified male accomplice. While the robbery was taking place, Moench, accompanied by her children, pulled into the parking lot of the bank.

After parking her vehicle, Moench and her children walked into the bank lobby. Moench’s daughter entered the bank first. Adkins immediately grabbed the child and put her head under his arm in a violent manner. Adkins then put the handgun he was carrying to the temple area of Moench’s daughter’s head, forcibly took her to the teller counter, and demanded that the bank tellers cooperate with the robbery. As Adkins held Moench’s daughter, Moench and her son observed from the rear of the bank.

In the course of the investigation into the bank robbery, it was determined that Adkins and his accomplice were assisted by Moench, and Moench later confessed to her involvement in the robbery. Moench told FBI and IMPD officials she knew the bank was going to be robbed prior to taking her children into the lobby and said she was instructed when to take her children to the bank “to add drama.” She also stated she was told that by doing so, bank employees would be more compliant with the robbers’ demands.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorneys James M. Warden and Doris L. Pryor, who prosecuted the case for the government, Judge Magnus-Stinson also imposed three years’ supervised release following Moench’s release from prison, and she was ordered to pay full restitution to the bank in the amount of $42,259.

CBP U.S. Border Patrol Nabs Illegal Alien Wanted in Connection with Negligent Manslaughter

Tucson, AZ. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a 37-year-old male from Michoacan, Mexico, with an active felony warrant yesterday.

Agents assigned to the Casa Grande station arrested the man for illegally entering the United States. During processing, the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System, alerted agents to an active warrant from 1996 issued from the Marion County (Oregon) Sherriff’s Office for negligent vehicular manslaughter. In addition, record checks revealed a 1991 conviction for sodomy in Marion County for which he was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

He is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for re-entry of an aggravated felon. Following federal prosecution, he will be turned over to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office to face the manslaughter charges.

The Tucson Sector Border Patrol is committed to keeping dangerous criminals from entering our communities. All individuals apprehended by the Border Patrol undergo a criminal history check using IAFIS, allowing agents to quickly identify and classify violent criminals and wanted persons.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection welcomes assistance from the community. Citizens can report suspicious activity to the Border Patrol and remain anonymous by calling (877) 872-7435 toll free.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Hogsett Announces More Results in Fight Against Violent Crime: Man Charged in Series of Eight Indianapolis Bank Robberies

INDIANAPOLIS—Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney, announced today that Floyd McDaniel, a/k/a Floyd Tyson, 45, Indianapolis, was charged with eight bank robberies in Indianapolis, including banks located at 7491 North Shadeland, 3938 East 82nd Street, 6210 Allisonville Road, and the 6830 Lake Plaza Drive. It is alleged that McDaniel committed four bank robberies in March 2011. He was detained following his being captured outside the last bank he is alleged to have robbed on March 23, 2011. McDaniel was federally charged by criminal complaint in March with the four bank robberies committed that month, and has been detained in jail since that time by order of the United States District Court. Since his arrest, McDaniel’s alleged connection to four other bank robberies was investigated. He is now charged with perpetrating those bank robberies as well.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney A. Brant Cook, who is prosecuting the case for the government, McDaniel faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each of the eight counts of bank robbery. An initial hearing will be scheduled in Indianapolis before a U.S. Magistrate Judge. This case was charged as a result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff’s Department.

An information is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the government must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

U.S. Marshals, Along with Marion County Sheriff's Office, Arrest West Virginia Child Abductors and Return Child Safely

Florence, SC – On Friday, February 11th, 2011 U.S. Marshals led Operation Intercept Fugitive Task Force, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, and Mullins Police Department officers arrested Barbara Edwards AKA: Barbara Longwell and Leonard Hamrick at

6211 Spring Tide Court Mullins, SC.

  Edwards and Hamrick are wanted on Fugitive Warrants from the Nicholas County Sheriff’s Office in Summersville, WV for Child Concealment Charges stemming from a missing child case on December 21st, 2009. Edwards is the child’s grandmother and was court ordered not to have contact with the child.  Edwards and Hamrick fled West Virginia in December 2009 and have not been seen in the area since. 

Information obtained by the Nicholas County Sheriff’s Office led them to the U.S. Marshals in Southern West Virginia to request assistance in locating and apprehending Edwards and Hamrick.  Deputy U.S. Marshals in WV developed information leading the investigation to South Carolina.  Operation Intercept Fugitive Task Force Officers and Deputy U.S. Marshals combined with Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies and Mullins Police Officers located Edwards and Hamrick at the

Spring Tide Court

address and arrested both without incident.  The child was also discovered in the residence and has been placed in Department of Social Services custody until return to West Virginia.  Edwards and Hamrick are housed at the Marion County Detention Center awaiting hearings for their return to West Virginia.  

Kelvin Washington U.S. Marshal for the District of South Carolina stated: “Children are our most precious asset.  I applaud the due diligence of all our law enforcement partners and Deputy U.S. Marshals involved in the happy return of this child.  These arrests will bring closure to a scary and long wait for the family of this child.  This should be a sign to those wanting to hide in our communities; we will work tirelessly to bring each of you to justice.”    

Established in 1789, the United States Marshals Service is the nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency. In fiscal 2009, the Marshals arrested more than 36,400 federal fugitives, clearing 39,400 felony warrants.  Marshal’s Service-led task forces like South Carolina’s Operation Intercept arrested 90,800 state and local fugitives, clearing 117,000 felony warrants. Locally, Operation Intercept arrested over 2,500 South Carolina fugitives during that same period.

Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found at usmarshals.gov.

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