Local Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Federal Prison for Bank Robbery

Ronald Jones, 54, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade to 120 months in federal prison, an upward variance, for the robbery of Chase Bank located in Corsicana, announced U.S. Attorney Leigha Simonton of the Northern District of Texas.

 Jones pleaded guilty in June 2023 to one count of Bank Robbery.          

According to evidence presented at sentencing, Jones, who was on state parole for a 2015 bank robbery conviction, entered Chase Bank located at 101 N. Beaton Street, Corsicana, Texas wearing a mask, presented a demand note which threatened that he had a gun, lifted his shirt as if he had a gun, and received $585 from the teller.

The Corsicana Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Robinson was in charge of the prosecution.