Press Release
Lawrence man indicted for bank robbery
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Kansas
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Kansas City returned an indictment charging a Kansas man with robbing a bank in Lawrence, Kansas.
According to court documents, Alfonzo Cole, 41, of Lawrence is charged with one count of bank robbery.
Cole is accused of using force, violence, and intimidation on July 2, 2024, to take U.S. currency from an employee at a Bank of America branch on Ohio Street.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David Zabel is prosecuting the case.
OTHER INDICTMENTS
David Mark Jones, 33, of Shawnee, was indicted on two counts of distribution of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Audrey McCormick is prosecuting the case.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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Updated September 20, 2024
Topic
Violent Crime
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