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." Updated: 8:37 PM MDT June 16, 2021. Meanwhile, in Peachland, Luke Elliott Sommer was giving lengthy telephone interviews to newspapers and magazines, and television and radio stations. In 2009, Mr. The parachutist, a former Kentucky narcotics investigator, had . Mr. The complaint further charged Sommer with solicitation of a crime of violence. At the time, Early was in the midst of a divorce. According to the U.S. Attorneys sentencing memorandum to the court: It was one of the most dangerous bank robberies ever committed in Washington. He admitted to investigators that he stored Sommers weapons and the explosive devices, but claimed he was neither privy to nor involved in the bank robbery. Sommers mother, Christel Davidson, claimed his disappearance took her entirely by surprise. At 9:17 that cold, drizzly Monday morning in December, a man had demanded money from a teller at the Bank United. September 22, 2006, p. B-1; David Bowermaster, Tacoma Bank Robbed to Start Crime Family?, Ibid,. Order of Mar. While there, Sommer gave RCMP investigators a lengthy videotaped statement, admitting that he was the ringleader, planned the heist, and supplied the weapons. In 1984 he pled guilty to multiple charges of official misconduct for stealing money from the Clerk of the DuPage County Circuit Court and served about six months in custody, followed by probation. 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). Early is not without risk, the Court concludes after considering the relevant factors that a reduction of his sentence is appropriate so long as it is combined with a change to his supervised release conditions. Wednesday marks 30 years . He was released on bond but placed under house arrest pending the outcome of extradition procedures. 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. LOUIS H. EARLY, age 51, of Dewitt, New York and his son, LOUIS S. EARLY, age 26, of 2200 Cherry Court in Lisle, Illinois were both charged in a criminal complaint filed earlier this week in U.S. District Court in Chicago with one count each of Bank Robbery, which is a felony offense. Louis Howard Early is being held without bond while awaiting formal indictment. After being taken into custody, Sheriffs Investigators discovered evidence linking the senior EARLY to the Wheaton robbery. -----. He served additional prison time due to the parole revocation. 130).). Police investigate a March 9 robbery inside the Fifth Third Bank at 1311 Ridgeland Ave. in Naperville. Alex M. Blum, the Ranger who drove the getaway car, appeared before Judge Burgess on Friday, March 13, 2009, and was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison plus five years of supervised release. The former deputy sheriff was indicted Aug. 5, 1984, on official misconduct and theft charges alleging he stole $5,000 in inmate bail money while working in the DuPage County jail under former Sheriff Richard Doria. 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. December 6, 2006, p. A-11; David Bowermaster, Pentagon: No Evidence Found of War Crimes Ranger Alleged, Ibid,. Louis H. Early has filed a motion seeking release under 18 U.S.C. 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. Theodore John Conrad showed up for work as a bank teller in Cleveland. black bear dead near a duffle bag and some $2 million worth of cocaine that had been opened and scattered over a hillside. This isn't Louis H. Early's first brush with the law in DuPage County. Early's presentence report reflects, it is fair to say, one of the worst histories of recidivism that this Court has seen in eighteen years as a lawyer and just over twenty as a judge. 's Emerg. Tupungato/Shutterstock In September. Early will very shortly be back in society, irrespective of what the Court does. Early in the category of those who face a higher risk of severe illness if they contract the coronavirus. The agents will serve a search warrant on the suspects' quarters and recover weapons, clothing, and $21,000 in cash. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. It was done in need," Zaruba is quoted in old court records while trying to get Early to confess. December 18, 2008, p. B-2; Canadian Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Army Ranger Robbery, Ibid., February 21, 2009, p. B-2; Stacey Mulick, Last of Five Men Sentenced for Takeover-Style Bank Job, Ibid., March 20, 2009, p. B-2; David Bowermaster, Three Rangers Charged in Tacoma Bank Heist, The Seattle Times, August 11, 2006, p. B-1; David Bowermaster, Third robbery Suspect Caught, Ibid,. Puparo has put together a comprehensive text of all the information available on St. Louis' gangland, describing wars, hits, murders, and alliances that occurred in the city from the 1900s up until now. John Zaruba, who later was elected sheriff after Doria retired. The elder Early was arrested Sunday by the Cayuga County (N.Y.) sheriff's office on unrelated state charges, according to the FBI, who also said his son was arrested Wednesday morning at his home. 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He pled guilty in 1985-86 to several separate charges of theft, one of them a felony theft charge, and was given a three-year prison sentence on the felony charge and jail sentences of three-plus months on each of two separate misdemeanor charges. The banks lost about $482 million due to robberies, or $4,213 per offense. The amended J&C will also include a modification of the conditions of Mr. And on Monday, March 12, Tigra Robertson pleaded guilty before Judge Burgess to the same charges. Greater Chicago Area 61 followers 61 connections Join to connect PWSR Experts, LLC. The first question is whether there are "extraordinary and compelling reasons" warranting a reduction. Gttig was arrested August 30 and Lindorff Larsen committed suicide after having fled the police. See Def. Witnesses reported an armed white or Hispanic man robbed the First Savings Bank at 7048 Kennedy Ave. a little after 10 a.m., according to police. 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. An FBI agent told him that there had been a bank robbery an hour earlier. The risk to the public from Mr. The gangs leader wielded a 9-mm Glock 19 with a red laser sight, which he pointed threateningly at the employees. May 28, 2008, p.B-2; Adam Lynn, Ex-Ranger Gets 24 Years for Tacoma Bank Job, Ibid,. Courthouse before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sidney I. Schenkier. June 30, 2007, p. B-1; David Bowermaster, Army Calls Rangers War-Crime Claim Baseless, Ibid,. Unlike Early, though, the elder Hunter attempted to take the blame to protect his son. The Clay County Savings Association robbery in 1866 was never officially solved On February 13, 1866, a Tuesday, a group of riders rode into Liberty, Missouri. Gordon "Butch" Earley, Jr. appeals his conviction of bank larceny of the Grinnell State Bank in violation of 18 U.S.C. The junior Early was arrested yesterday morning at his residence, without incident, by FBI Special Agents. On Thursday, July 19, 2007, the RCMP, acting on an anonymous tip, arrested Sommer at a pay-telephone booth in Richmond, approximately 20 miles south of Vancouver, B.C. The Free Encyclopedia of Washington State History. The exact number of men who entered the town and gathered together in front of the Clay County Savings Association differs; according to accounts it was anywhere from ten to fourteen. Sarah Michelle Gellar nearly bared it all in a sheer black mesh bra that offered viewers plenty. Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer. Both bank robberies remained unsolved until March 21, when the elder Early was arrested in DeWitt, New York, on unrelated charges after a female associate accused him of vandalizing her car and brandishing a gun during a dispute. Early was arrested in New York for bank robbery, pled guilty, and was given another sentence of 18 months to three years. Sommer had originally planned to rob Chips Casino in Lakewood, but only Byrne was old enough to enter the gambling establishment. The senior EARLY was arrested on March 21, 2009 by Officers of the Cayuga County, New York Sheriffs Office (CCSO) on unrelated state charges. Captain Fuller told FBI agents that Luke Sommer, who supposedly had dual U.S.-Canadian citizenship, planned to travel to British Columbia and stay with his mother, Christel Davidson, in Peachland, a town of 5,000 on Lake Okanagan near Kelowna. Mr. A former DuPage County deputy sheriff was sentenced to 13 years and four months in federal prison Wednesday for a pair of 2009 bank robberies in Wheaton and Naperville. August 13, 2006, p. B-1; Joe Mullin, Fourth Suspect Held in Robbery, Ibid,. His ultimate release date is February 25, 2021, a little under ten months from now. The first bank robbery in Denmark occurred August 18, 1913 in the bank Sparekassen for Kbenhavn og Omegn at sterbro in Copenhagen. In October 2018, 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. 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. Early's release, including "clothes, housing, medical care and employment to ensure his entry back into society." Philly was the home of the United States government back then, so it made sense he'd be realizing his ambitions there. When it comes to weapons, 44.8% of robbers used strong-arm tactics, 36.4% used firearms, and 8.5% used knives or cutting instruments. 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In both heists, the elder Early donned a baseball cap and sunglasses and warned tellers not to try anything "funny," the federal complaint states. [1] During his forty-year robbery career he stole an estimated $2 million, and he eventually spent more than half of his adult life in prison and escaped three times. 4, 2020). [26] The court process against two robbers started[27] in November 2013. Mot. In many situations, halfway house placement provides necessary lead time to permit a released offender to develop a plan for, among other things, where he is going to live and what he going to do once he leaves the halfway house. The Sikh unrest and the Indian state: politics, personalities, and historical retrospective. Votes: 378,878 | Gross: $88.51M. On Monday evening, he and other witnesses saw the men in the barracks with bundles of cash. 3 min read. Mr. On September 17, 2006, a British Columbia judge released Sommer on bond, but placed him under home confinement at his mothers residence in Peachland, with an electronic ankle bracelet. His allegations of war crimes were referred to the U.S. Department of Justice by the Canadian authorities. Like most big cities, St. Louis has a long criminal history filled with pickpockets, robbers, bootleggers, mobsters, and gangsters. 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. Byrne changed his mind, however, and on Friday, March 9, 2007, he pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge. The complaint alleges that the junior EARLY acted as a get-away driver for his father in the Naperville robbery and helped with the planning of the Wheaton robbery, selecting both a date and time when the son, who was an Assistant Branch Manager, would be on duty. Newsletter, Paddock Publications, Inc. is an Employee-Owned Company. SEATTLE (AP) _ A serial bank robber dubbed ``The Shootist has been sentenced to 92 years in prison and ordered to pay back the loot: nearly $900,000. In addition, Sommer was charged with four counts of possession of an unregistered machine gun, three counts of possession of a hand grenade, and one count of possession of a homemade bomb. Most of us traveled by Private Passenger Rail. Early's sentence to time served, it would be cutting his overall sentence by a little over nine months, meaning that he would serve 133 months in custody as compared with 142. After hearing about Sommers arrest, Robertsonss parents contacted the RCMP declaring Tigra was sorry for what he had done and wanted to turn himself in. Early life. Mrs. In 2010, Mr. These include Mr. p.445. Robertson, the other bandit with a handgun, identified the fourth man inside the bank as 18-year-old Nathan R. Dunmall from Chilliwack, who was the other guard wielding an AK-47 assault rifle. Under the terms of his plea bargain, Sommer agreed to plead guilty to four felony counts and a sentence of 24 years in federal prison. On this same day, Alex Blum pleaded guilty before Judge Burgess to armed bank robbery, conspiracy, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Mr. Dunmall suffered a minor stab wound and multiple cuts and bruises, but didnt require hospitalization. Early has not provided any information regarding the degree to which those in higher-risk categories are more likely to suffer serious illness if they contract the virus, and the Court is unaware of any reliable information along these lines. 2113(a) & (e). Early would have been released to an RRC nine months before the end of his prison sentence. Mr. Early's parole was revoked not once but twice. On Friday, December 12, 2008, Judge Burgess sentenced Sommer to an agreed-upon 24 years in federal prison, plus five years of supervised release. A Harford County jury yesterday convicted Louis Hill III of premeditated murder in the 1992 robbery of a Randallstown bank that left two tellers dead and two other employees wounded. August 14, 2006, p. B-2; Michael Gilbert, Bank Heist Went Like Combat Drill, Ibid,. Early's prison sentence to time served and directs the Clerk to prepare an amended judgment and commitment order (J&C) accordingly. The robbery. 51 of the St. Louis, Iron . Memphis, TN - After a four-day federal jury trial, Antonio Johnson 44, Travis Jackson 37, and Shalundra Johnson, 39 have been found guilty of kidnapping and multiple bank robberies. The Early men aren't the area's first father-and-son team accused of banking heists. 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 question, essentially, boils down to whether the Court should eliminate his last seven weeks in prison and his two months of halfway house confinement. LOUIS H. EARLY, age 51, of Dewitt, New York and his son, LOUIS S. EARLY, age 26, of 2200 Cherry Court in Lisle, Illinois were both charged in a criminal complaint filed earlier this week in. Subsequent investigation by the FBI and CCSO developed additional evidence linking both men to the two robberies and resulting in the charges announced today. He is 62 years old. On Tuesday night, June 27, 2007, Sommer celebrated his 21st birthday with family and friends. [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." Both received lengthy prison terms. Police investigate a March 9 robbery inside the Fifth Third Bank at 1311 Ridgeland Ave. in Naperville. November 30, 2006, p. A-1; David Bowermaster, Rangers Defense: If I Did It, It Was Political, Ibid,. Olinger was charged in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on Friday, September 22, 2006, and pleaded guilty to possessing unregistered destructive devices. Were the Court to reduce Mr. In announcing the arrests, Mr. Grant recognized Cayuga County Sheriff David S. Gould and the officers of his department for the professional manner in which they conducted their investigation. On Wednesday, November 29, 2006, Byrne was charged in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, with one count of conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery. It was filmed in St. Louis to include crossing over into St. Louis from East St. Louis on the Eads Bridge, the oldest bridge crossing the Mississippi. no. On Monday, August 14, Robertson was charged in U.S. District Court in Tacoma with armed bank robbery. Each. Both robberies remained unsolved until LOUIS H. EARLYs arrest in New York. Caisse d'Espargne bank, 1980, Paris, $11.5 million. Shot and killed by federal agents. The film is now in the public domain. On Sunday, August 13, Tigra J. March 13, 2007, p. B2; Ex-Ranger Suspected in Robbery Back in U.S., Ibid,. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION. Make your practice more effective and efficient with Casetexts legal research suite. They also found two rifles belonging to Sommer inside Olingers pickup truck. He was released to the custody of 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis pending sentencing. Their daughter eventually became close to the father she never knew, and recalled his life last week following . "We saw a large amount of cash in an open black leather briefcase," Weeks said. Mr. 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. 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. 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, reports the Daily Herald. On Tuesday, August 22, 2006, FBI agents searched Olingers private storage unit in Parkland (Pierce County) and found a black duffel bag containing two military-issue flash-bang grenades, one smoke grenade, and a homemade bomb. Early if he contracts coronavirus, as reliable information places him in a higher-risk category. Mr. Early's supervised release, the terms of which he agrees the Court is entitled to modify in conjunction with early release from prison. Early had a heart attack at some point when he was in custody at the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center. He has put together a plan for Mr. His arrest caps weeks of bank robberies on both sides of the river. The Alton bank robbery Bank robbery modus operandi analysis A brother was Raoul The brothers and the rifle purchase Motive with respect to John and Jerry Ray Evidence of a conspiracy in St. Louis The Byers allegation The backgrounds of Kauffmann and Sutherland Connectives to James Earl Ray Conclusion LOUIS H. EARLY is in state custody in New York, pending his removal to Chicago to face the charge filed here. He then fled. William Francis Sutton Jr. (June 30, 1901 - November 2, 1980) was an American bank robber. A disgraced former DuPage County deputy sheriff has returned to Illinois in shackles on a federal complaint alleging he and the son who bears his name were behind two suburban bank heists. Louis S. Early is free on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond. Early pled guilty to two counts of bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. Manhattan Savings Institution, 1878, $2.5 million ($70.2million in 2021) including $12,000 in cash, with the rest in securities. He was incarcerated at the North Fraser Pretrial Center in Port Coquitlam to await extradition procedures. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) terms this extremely violent method a takeover or take-charge robbery. One of the men shot and killed a man at the bank, the . On the night of October 31, 2005, robbers entered the safety deposit boxes of SKB Bank (Societe Generale) in Ljubljana through the main door and deactivated the alarm system. They'll have plenty of time for good old-fashioned father-son bonding. 's Status Report of May 1, 2020 (dkt. According to bank examiners, the exact amount. [8][9] It was documented as Biggest Bank Robbery under Curiosities and wonders in Limca Book of Records. This is a list of bank robberies, bank robbers and gangs involved in bank robberies. This movie is an authentic recreation of the '53 robbery, except the vehicles are late 50s. Early filed a motion seeking a judicial recommendation under the Second Chance Act for a longer-than-usual placement in an RRC (what is sometimes called a "halfway house"), specifically nine months. St. Louis Police foiled the robbery, which became the focus of a 1959 movie, Hea St. Louis Bank Robbery. LOUIS S. EARLY appeared yesterday before United States Magistrate Judge Sidney I. Schenkier in Chicago, at which time he was formally charged. Alerted by the electronic monitoring device, the RCMP immediately issued a warrant for Sommers arrest and notified U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and the FBI to be on the lookout for the fugitive. Sheriff's Lt. Joseph J. (To be sure, under the plan approved by the BOP, Mr. All will eventually plead guilty and be sent to federal prison. Both men were charged with first-degree murder and robbery. December 9, 2006, p. B-2; Adam Lynn, Ex-Ranger Pleads Guilty in Robbery, Ibid,. 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. But the choices presented to the Court do not involve keeping Mr. The charge relates to the March 18th robbery of the TCF Bank branch, located in the Danada Square Shopping Center in Wheaton. 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. Tim O'Neil also wrote a great pictorial article on the robbery in the St. Louis Post Dispatch on July 25, 2012.. In short, it is fair to say that for the past thirty-five years, Mr. In Count I, he was found guilty of killing Dan Kriegel in the course of committing the larceny and in Count III, he was found guilty of killing Dawn Kriegel in . Robert T. Hunter Sr. and his son, Robert T. Jr., formerly of Rolling Meadows, were put out of business April 22, 1993, after a high-speed chase and shoot out with police in Indiana. Naperville
In Sommers room, investigators found two fully automatic AK-47 assault rifles, along with eight loaded 30-round banana-clip magazines, hidden in the ceiling above his bed, two pistols, and $10,000 cash stashed under his desk. Both men's attorneys, Helen Kim and Brendan Shiller, did not return Daily Herald phone calls seeking comment. 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. Weeks said they recovered a loaded .32-caliber revolver, $52,342 cash, federal reserve bank documents and a police scanner. Fortunately, Blums roommate had not left the Ranger compound and was able to shed some light on the robbers. While one of the door guards called out the elapsed time, the leader vaulted over the teller counter and barged behind the bandit barrier into the cages, shouting threats and commands. 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. In 1987, he pled guilty to stealing two automobiles from a dealership where he worked as a salesman and was given a prison sentence concurrent to his felony theft sentence. A gang's plans for a St. Louis bank robbery are complicated when the sister of one of the thieves starts voicing her well-founded suspicions. Photo: Stanislav Kozlovskiy / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0. He is hired to help the would be bank robbers stick up a local bank. In March 2004, Mr. Instead, they got away with just $100 after a neighboring shop owner came into the bank right in the middle of the holdup and sounded an alarm. ", 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.". According to prosecuting attorneys Dion and Otake, Sommer had designated Robertson a captain in his imagined criminal motorcycle gang. And although he has significant health conditions, there is nothing to suggest that he is so frail to preclude further recidivism. The jury . 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. February 8, 2007, p. A-1; David Bowermaster, Two Ex-Rangers to Admit Guilt in Bank Heist, Ibid,. Palmer was the first defendant to accept a plea bargain, which included an agreement to be a prosecution witness. 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. The next day, the depot was robbed. 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. Mr. 924 (c) (1) (A). They said the father told them his son drove a red 2002 Toyota as the getaway car in the first heist, and that they both stayed the next night in a Naperville hotel room. One of them was a security guard at the bank. Early in prison for an extended period versus releasing him now. 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