Colorado Man SentencedFor Bank Robbery In Lawrence

Colorado Man SentencedFor Bank Robbery In Lawrence

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on June 9, 2014. It is reproduced in full below.

TOPEKA, KAN. - A Colorado man was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison for a bank robbery in Lawrence, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Matthew W. Headley, 38, Canon City, Colo., pleaded guilty to a Sept. 5, 2013, robbery at the US Bank, 1807 W. 23rd Street in Lawrence. In his plea he admitted he was wearing a golf hat and pajama pants when entered the bank and handed a teller a note saying, “100s and 50s now." Officers of the Lawrence Police Department arrested him soon after that at a convenience store not far from the bank.

Grissom commended the Lawrence Police Department, the FBI and Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Warner for their work on the case.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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