Crime

Macon man pleads guilty to bank robbery

Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks argued Monday that facemask mandates could lead to more bank robberies. Here, deputies compare notes after a robbery of a State Bank branch in south Macon, Georgia in 2016.
Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks argued Monday that facemask mandates could lead to more bank robberies. Here, deputies compare notes after a robbery of a State Bank branch in south Macon, Georgia in 2016. bcabell@macon.com

A 30-year-old Macon man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday in the June 11 robbery of State Bank at 3945 Pio Nono Ave.

Kevin Trevin Foster was indicted in August on one count of bank robbery, according to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

Foster entered the bank about 9:45 a.m. and handed a bank teller a deposit slip with a demand for money.

"Just give the $20 & $50. Matter of fact all the money in the drawer. I don't want to hurt nobody," the note read, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

No weapon was displayed, and no one was injured.

Foster was later apprehended at the Quality Inn on Chambers Road after a Macon Regional CrimeStoppers tip helped identify him as the bandit.

He was still wearing the same shorts seen in the bank surveillance images.

Sentencing is set for May 25.

Foster faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

To contact writer Liz Fabian, call 744-4303 and follow her on Twitter@liz_lines.

This story was originally published March 2, 2016 at 5:45 PM with the headline "Macon man pleads guilty to bank robbery ."

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