Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: July 31, 2007
Contact : Sue McKinney
ARMED BANK ROBBERS SENTENCED
United States Attorney Maxwell Wood, Middle District of Georgia, announces the sentencing of MICHAEL L. CHAMBLISS, age 26, and ERIC P. THOMAS, age 24, both residents of Macon, Georgia before United States District Judge Hugh Lawson on July 26, 2007.
CHAMBLISS and THOMAS were found guilty of Bank Robbery By Force, Title 18 United States Code §2113(a) and (d) and Title 18 United States Code § 2; and Possession of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, Title 18 United States Code § 924(c)(1)(A)(I) and (ii) and Title 18 United States Code § 2. CHAMBLISS and THOMAS by force, violence and intimidation did take from the SunTrust Bank on Hartley Bridge Road in Macon, Georgia approximately $12,200.00. During the commission of this crime CHAMBLISS and THOMAS, along with others, brandished a Rossi .38 caliber pistol, jeopardizing the life of another.
CHAMBLISS and THOMAS were both sentenced to 117 months in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, ordered to serve a term of supervised release, and to pay restitution, jointly and severally, to SunTrust Bank in the amount of $12,200.00.
The investigation was conducted by the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the Bibb County District Attorney’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Verda Colvin.
For additional information, contact Sue McKinney, Public Affairs Specialist, United States Attorney’s Office, at (478) 621-2602.
