Roanoke Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Robbing Truist Banks

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ROANOKE, Va. – A Roanoke man, who robbed multiple Truist Banks in October 2022, was sentenced on October 17 to 10 years in federal prison.

Michael Anthony McCoy, 67, of Roanoke, previously pled guilty to one count of bank robbery with the use of a dangerous weapon and one count of bank robbery.

A second defendant, Dawn Davis, has previously pled guilty and was previously sentenced to two years in federal prison for her role in one of the robberies.

According to court documents, McCoy directed Davis to write a threatening note to use in a bank robbery. After Davis wrote the note as directed, on October 26, 2022, McCoy entered the Truist Bank location on Melrose Avenue NW in the City of Roanoke and handed the note to a bank teller. After McCoy handed the note to the teller, he approached a second teller and brandished a firearm.

McCoy stole approximately $6,485 from the Truist Bank location.

Two days later, McCoy then robbed another Truist Bank on McClanahan Street SW, stealing nearly $6,000 from that bank as well.

Acting United States Attorney Robert N. Tracci and Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares made the announcement.

The FBI and the City of Roanoke Police Department are investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Scheff and Special Assistant United States Attorney John Beamer, an Assistant Attorney General with the Virginia Attorney General’s Major Crimes and Emerging Threats Section, are prosecuting the case.