PHILADELPHIA - Shawn LaSalle Harris, 37, of Norristown, PA, was charged today by Indictment with armed bank robbery and a weapons offense, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. According to the indictment, on June 3, 2015, Harris held up the Bank of America branch at 420 Plymouth Road, in Plymouth Meeting, PA. He allegedly brandished and discharged a.380 caliber Ruger handgun.
If convicted, Harris faces a mandatory minimum term of 10 years in prison with a statutory maximum sentence of life, up to five years of supervised release, a $200 special assessment and a possible fine.
The case was investigated by the FBI and the Plymouth Township Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney José R. Arteaga.
An Indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
