Montgomery, Alabama - On Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, Bryan Dennard, a 36-year-old from Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to bank robbery, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. Dennard was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release after he completes his prison sentence. There is no parole in the federal system. Dennard has a pending forfeiture order against him for the stolen bank proceeds.
According to court records and statements made in open court, on June 16, 2020, Dennard walked into the Guardian Credit Union on Taylor Road in Montgomery, Alabama, and handed the teller a backpack and a note. The note demanded that the teller place money in the bag and further warned, “You don’t want to see me when I get angry." The teller put money in the bag totaling $3,675.55, and handed it back to him. Dennard then exited the credit union, got into a waiting car, and sped away. The Montgomery Police Department (MPD) put out a “be on the lookout" bulletin with Dennard’s picture taken from surveillance video from the credit union. Later, MPD officers responded to a call of a person being shot. When they arrived on the scene, officers recognized the shooting victim as Dennard, who stated he had been robbed and was shot in the leg. Dennard was transported to the hospital to treat his injuries. Ultimately, Dennard was charged with bank robbery and admitted he had robbed the credit union. Dennard also stated that the money stolen from him during the shooting was the proceeds from the bank robbery.
On July 14, 2020, a federal grand jury indicted Dennard and his driver for bank robbery. Dennard pleaded guilty to the charge on October 6, 2020. The driver’s charge is still pending.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Montgomery Police Department investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorney Russell T. Duraski prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
