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SERIAL BANK ROBBER PLEADS GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT

A man who admitted committing several bank robberies in Amarillo pled guilty today in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper of the Northern District of Texas. Keith Anthony Williams, 40, pled guilty to one count of armed bank robbery and faces a maximum statutory sentence of 25 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 11, 2007, by U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson.

According to documents filed in court, Williams committed the following armed bank robberies:

• May 1, 2006 Bank of America
3601 Washington Street

• June 12, 2006 Amarillo National Bank
24th and Grand

• August 22, 2006 Amarillo Community Federal Credit Union
6200 I-40 West

• September 22, 2006 Bank of America
3601 Washington Street

On October 11, 2006, Williams entered the Amarillo National Bank at 2410 Coulter with a pistol and attempted to rob an elderly female at the window making a deposit. The female customer resisted, drawing the attention of another male customer. That male customer and Williams began to fight and then Williams struck him with his pistol. Williams ran outside and was followed by the customer. Williams then racked the slide of the pistol and pointed it at the customer, who then retreated. Afterwards, Williams ran to a vehicle, which he had stolen from a carwash minutes before entering the bank.

In total, Williams robbed the financial institutions of nearly $66,000.

U.S. Attorney Roper praised the investigative efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Amarillo Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christy L. Drake of the Amarillo, Texas, U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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