A Galesburg man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his part in a robbery at a credit union in Rock Island in 2022, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois.
Theus Randolph, 23, was sentenced on January 17 to 144 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery, armed bank robbery and using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $28,744.
Randolph pleaded guilty to the charges on July 18, 2023. The remaining member of the conspiracy, Dantonis Tayjohn Lewis Fair, has pleaded guilty and is scheduled for sentencing on February 14, 2024, according to the release.
At the sentencing hearing, Chief U.S. District Court Judge Sara L. Darrow commented at the sentencing hearing about how citizens need to feel safe in their workplaces, as well as and the lifelong impact Randolph and his co-defendant’s actions had on the employees on the day of the robbery, the release said.
The penalty for conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery is up to five years in prison, followed by not more than three years of supervised release. The penalty for armed bank robbery is up to 25 years in prison, followed by not more than five years of supervised release. The penalty for using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence is seven years to life imprisonment, followed by not more than five years of supervised release.
The Rock Island Police Department investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Mathew represented the government during the prosecution.
The incident
The Gas and Electric Credit Union on Fourth Avenue in Rock Island was robbed by two masked suspects, one who was armed with a handgun on Tuesday, April 8, 2022. Within minutes of receiving the call, The Rock Island Police Department and the Davenport Police Department took three suspects into custody in Davenport within minutes of receiving the call.
Randolph, Dantonis Fair and Alexis Merchant were arrested and each charged with two counts of armed robbery.
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