130).). Luke Sommer still doesnt understand how bad what he did really was (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). His probation was revoked in 1987 when Early ran into more trouble in Cook County after being accused of stealing cars. He pled guilty to grand larceny in 1990 and was sentenced a short prison term, followed by probation, which was revoked later in 1990 when he was arrested after committing a series of bank robberies. On the night of October 31, 2005, robbers entered the safety deposit boxes of SKB Bank (Societe Generale) in Ljubljana through the main door and deactivated the alarm system. "We saw a large amount of cash in an open black leather briefcase," Weeks said. It is a dismal record. Louis S. Early led him into an office, at which point his father 'acted as if he were displaying a weapon to his son, in an attempt to legitimize the robbery' for the bank's security cameras, according to a court plea declaration. December 18, 2008, p. B-2; Canadian Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Army Ranger Robbery, Ibid., February 21, 2009, p. B-2; Stacey Mulick, Last of Five Men Sentenced for Takeover-Style Bank Job, Ibid., March 20, 2009, p. B-2; David Bowermaster, Three Rangers Charged in Tacoma Bank Heist, The Seattle Times, August 11, 2006, p. B-1; David Bowermaster, Third robbery Suspect Caught, Ibid,. Tupungato/Shutterstock In September. In 1959, Charles Guggenheim shot a film noir about the robbery and actually filmed it in St. Louis using locations such at the bank, Tower Grove Park and the old South City Famous-Barr store . The risk to the public from Mr. Early actually would spend only two months in an RRC (June 23 to August 25) before being released to home confinement, which is of course far less restrictive than an RRC. Early life. Palmer was the first defendant to accept a plea bargain, which included an agreement to be a prosecution witness. The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery is shot in black and white and is from the noir film movement. The indictment charged all five with conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery, armed bank robbery, and brandishing firearms during and in relation to a crime of violence. Police investigate a March 9 robbery inside the Fifth Third Bank at 1311 Ridgeland Ave. in Naperville. Louis H. Early, a former DuPage County deputy sheriff, pleaded guilty to robbing a TCF bank, located inside a grocery store, where his son Louis S. Early worked as an assistant manager, reports the Daily Herald. Sommers bid for freedom, however, was short-lived. Reply in Supp. 8. LOUIS - An early morning bank robbery followed by a bomb threat Saturday forced parts of St. Charles Rock Road in St. Ann closed. The Early men aren't the area's first father-and-son team accused of banking heists. The public is reminded that a complaint is not evidence of guilt and that all defendants in a criminal case are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Early's record would find it quite likely that he will commit additional crimes once he is released. Early had a heart attack at some point when he was in custody at the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center. Photo: Stanislav Kozlovskiy / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0. On Monday, January 4, 2010, Sommer appeared before Judge James L. Robart in U.S. District Court in Seattle and pleaded guilty to both felonies, agreeing to a 20 year sentence (Federal sentencing guidelines provide for a maximum of 30 years). A man arrested on Saturday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation has confessed to robbing 56 banks in California, Texas and Washington over eight years, often with the help of his wife. In 1987, he pled guilty to stealing two automobiles from a dealership where he worked as a salesman and was given a prison sentence concurrent to his felony theft sentence. The gang robbed the First Nation Bank, in St. Mary's Ohio, escaping with $14,000. Memphis, TN - After a four-day federal jury trial, Antonio Johnson 44, Travis Jackson 37, and Shalundra Johnson, 39 have been found guilty of kidnapping and multiple bank robberies. Early, who was in custody continuously from the date of his arrest on May 1, 2009, has served nearly all of his prison time, and he is scheduled to be released to a residential reentry center (RRC) in about seven weeks, on June 23, 2020, and then to home confinement on August 25, 2020. This Court denied the motion, saying this: "The Court appreciates Mr. The jury found defendant guilty on two counts. The youngest Richardson child, 10-year-old Robert Jr., said that he, like his brother Justus, used to tell people his dad was on a business trip. Evidence Everywhere You Look, While waiting for the issuance of search warrants for the Audi and Blums private quarters, FBI agents learned from the commander of Company C, Captain Clinton Fuller, that the entire company had been granted a two-week furlough on the day of the robbery. On Friday, February 27, 2009, Judge Burgess sentenced Richard A. Olinger, a minor player who stored explosive devices for Sommer in his private storage unit, to five years probation. ", UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. LOUIS H. EARLY. During the nineteenth century, travelers on steam locomotives were at risk for train robberies. The elder Early was arrested Sunday by the Cayuga County (N.Y.) sheriff's office on unrelated state charges, according to the FBI, who also said his son was arrested Wednesday morning at his home. An image of the March 9 robbery of the Fifth Third Bank at 1311 Ridgeland Ave. in Naperville. Luke Sommer's Case. The following morning, FBI agents will find the getaway car parked inside a fenced compound at Fort Lewis, and will quickly identify the soldiers involved in the bank robbery. In the meantime, Sommers defense attorney, Steven J. Krupa, entered into plea negotiations with Assistant U.S. See Def. According to the U.S. Attorneys sentencing memorandum to the court: It was one of the most dangerous bank robberies ever committed in Washington. The proceeds of the two robberies totaled over $70,000. Then early Wednesday morning he absconded from his mothers house in Peachland, B.C. An alert bystander sees the bandits exit from an automobile wearing balaclavas and carrying handguns and assault rifles, then return three minutes later with duffel bags, jump back into the vehicle, and speed away. An ATM technician robbery in Tennessee ended with the arrests of four people from Houston -- including a rapper and the father of Darius Dugas Jr. He was given a sentence of two to four years for the bank robberies. Couldn't they just go fishing? While one of the door guards called out the elapsed time, the leader vaulted over the teller counter and barged behind the bandit barrier into the cages, shouting threats and commands. Early contends that the coronavirus outbreak poses a great risk to his health and life as long as he remains incarcerated. Bank manager Louis Early Jr reunites with his long-lost father, a career criminal, and he becomes the inside man in a series of daring family-run heists. The jury . Attorneys Michael Dion and Jill Otake to help facilitate extradition proceedings. Early's prison sentence to time served, thus rendering moot his request for a recommendation for immediate release on home confinement. 51 of the St. Louis, Iron . December 6, 2006, p. A-11; David Bowermaster, Pentagon: No Evidence Found of War Crimes Ranger Alleged, Ibid,. The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID), in conjunction with the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, conducted a thorough investigation and on October 25, 2006, issued a seven-page report concluding the allegations were unfounded and unsubstantiated. Dunmall suffered a minor stab wound and multiple cuts and bruises, but didnt require hospitalization. Believing it to be a bank heist, the witness copies down the license plate and gives it to the Tacoma police. Seafirst Bank, Lakewood, Washington, February 1997, $4.5 million ($7.5million in 2021) in cash. Courthouse before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sidney I. Schenkier. In 1997, Allen Pace was fired from Dunbar Armored, Inc. - an armored car courier service often used by banks - for tampering with a company vehicle. He pleaded not guilty before District Court Judge Franklin D. Burgess (1935-2010) and was released on bond. --------, For the reasons stated above, the Court grants Louis H. Early's emergency motion for compassionate release [119] and also grants his motion for leave to file certain medical records under seal [124]. DENVER The Father's Day armed robberies and murders at the United Bank building were one of the biggest crimes in Denver history. A disgraced former DuPage County deputy sheriff has returned to Illinois in shackles on a federal complaint alleging he and the son who bears his name were behind two suburban bank heists. Early also contends that the conditions at FCI Terre Haute, where he is incarcerated, also put him at greater risk of contracting the virus. 103). Early. [24][25] Robbers disarmed the security guard and opened more than 400 safety deposit boxes. 1B1.13, app. Mr. December 9, 2006, p. B-2; Adam Lynn, Ex-Ranger Pleads Guilty in Robbery, Ibid,. It was a disaster from the start. Byrne changed his mind, however, and on Friday, March 9, 2007, he pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge. It was done in need," Zaruba is quoted in old court records while trying to get Early to confess. So, especially if your an old St. Louis resident or just want to see how it looked with the old 50's cars, cheap gas, and a nostalgic hamburger fast food shop, I highly recommend you watch this movie: "The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery" Any comments or visitors you may e-mail me at: tpastorello@valornet.com They took at least 32 million euros in gold, precious stones and cash. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum, 45, paired the bra with a pair of wide-legged cream-colored . LOUIS H. EARLY, age 51, of Dewitt, New York and his son, LOUIS S. EARLY, age 26, of 2200 Cherry Court in Lisle, Illinois were both charged in a criminal complaint filed earlier this week in. The Court grants the motion for early release and reduces Mr. Finally, on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, Judge Bryan sentenced Scott A. Byrne, who helped plan the bank heist but did not participate in the robbery, to eight months in federal prison plus three years of supervised release. August 16, 2006, p. A-1; Stacey Mulick, Fort Lewis Ranger Charged, Ibid,. An FBI agent told him that there had been a bank robbery an hour earlier. CID agents interviewed numerous Rangers, including Sommers platoon sergeant, who all stated that his claims of atrocities were absurd and patently untrue. In 1997, a Dunbar Armored Co. employee was fired for tampering with the company's vehicles. "Some of it was stacked in bricks of plastic shrink wrap similar to vault money. The most significant factor here, in the Court's view, involves Mr. 09 CR 282 (N.D. Ill. May. Two men shot and killed a bank security guard in Indiana to rob nearly $10,000 in order to pay off the bills of an amateur football team one of the men owned . Wednesday marks 30 years . He told investigators that Blum and Private First Class Chad W. Palmer, age 20, had been discussing doing a job and had been meeting privately with another Ranger, 20-year-old Specialist Fourth Class Luke Elliott Sommer. Bank robbery statistics from 2020 report there were zero bank robberies for 12 months in South Africa. The license plate came back to a silver 2001 four-door Audi A4, registered to 19-year-old Alex M. Blum and his father in Greenwood Village, Colorado. So Mr. Louis H. Early has filed a motion seeking release under 18 U.S.C. This offense also led to a criminal charge to which Mr. Early pled guilty to two counts of bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. It was only after the big bank robbery at Ludhiana in February 1987 that they could purchase sophisticated weapons; there was only one sten gun in the entire state. and AK-47 rifles. The charge relates to a March 18 heist at a TCF Bank branch in the Danada Square Shopping Center in Wheaton, but evidence in the complaint also connects the father and son to a March 9 heist at a Fifth Third Bank in Naperville, the FBI said. 3553(a). Investigators had the fugitives picture and physical description from his arrest in August 2006, and were astonished to find he altered his appearance by gaining some 90 pounds. LOUIS H. EARLY is in state custody in New York, pending his removal to Chicago to face the charge filed here. SEATTLE (AP) _ A serial bank robber dubbed ``The Shootist has been sentenced to 92 years in prison and ordered to pay back the loot: nearly $900,000. Early's contentions regarding his need for a longer reentry placement, but it must balance this with the issue of community safety, and given his significant history of recidivism the Court declines to recommend a longer-than-usual reentry placement." Early if he contracts coronavirus, as reliable information places him in a higher-risk category. Newsletter, Paddock Publications, Inc. is an Employee-Owned Company. Greater Chicago Area 61 followers 61 connections Join to connect PWSR Experts, LLC. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Early has not provided any information regarding the degree to which those in higher-risk categories are more likely to suffer serious illness if they contract the virus, and the Court is unaware of any reliable information along these lines. Weeks said Cayuga County deputies seized a .32-caliber handgun and $52,342 in cash at the time Early was arrested. The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this order, as well as the amended judgment, to the Probation Office of this district. note 1(D). See United States v. Early, 2020 WL 2112371, at *5 (N.D., Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. LOUIS H. EARLY, Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION, finding that the risk to the public "does not outweigh the risk to [defendant] from contracting the coronavirus while incarcerated," particularly where "the Probation Office and the Court will be monitoring him while on supervised the release and the Court will not hesitate to recommit him to prison should he again go astray. Were the Court simply being asked to fling open the doors to the prison and let Mr. Police Chief Ron Henderson lauded two witnesses who used cellular phones to alert police to the robbery in the normally peaceful neighborhood of St. Louis. 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