Papillion Man Sentenced to 194 Months for Bank Robbery

United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Jonathan R. Franklin, 33, was sentenced in federal court today in Omaha, Nebraska, for bank robbery and aiding and abetting the brandishing of a firearm during a crime of violence.  The Honorable Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., sentenced Franklin to 13 years, 5 months of imprisonment.  There is no parole in the federal system.  After completing his term of imprisonment, Franklin will begin a five-year term of supervised release.  Judge Rossiter also sentenced Franklin to 3 years, 1 month of imprisonment for violating supervised release on a prior robbery conviction.  The sentences, totaling 194 months, are to be served one after the other.  He was also ordered to pay $23,100 in restitution.

On November 22, 2017, Franklin, Corita Burnett, James Fentress-Dismuke, and Vincent McGee were involved in robbing the Security Home Bank in Malmo, Nebraska.  Franklin was involved in organizing the participants and planning the robbery.  Fentress-Dismuke went into the bank brandishing a firearm and wearing a black ski mask and gloves.  Franklin was traffic stopped a short time after the robbery and officers found a mask and two loaded handguns in the trunk of his car.

Fentress-Dismuke and McGee have pleaded guilty and are pending sentencing.  Burnett has pleaded not guilty and is pending trial.

U.S. Attorney Kelly observed that today’s sentence, like other recent federal robbery sentences, underscores that violent criminals, especially those using guns, will be vigorously prosecuted and pay a heavy price.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Great Plains Robbery Task Force, the Omaha Police Department Robbery Unit, the Saunders County Sheriff’s Department, the Wahoo Police Department, the Yutan Police Department and Nebraska State Patrol.