U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis | U.S. Department of Justice
Frederick Eugene Carney, a 34-year-old resident of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 32 years in federal prison. This sentence follows his conviction for robbery, bank robbery, illegal possession of ammunition, and brandishing or discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Thomas J. Jaworski for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Carney's convictions are linked to armed robberies at two Cash Express businesses located in Ardmore and Greenbrier, Tennessee. Additionally, he was involved in armed robberies at Regions Bank in Smyrna and First Horizon Bank on Whites Creek Pike in Nashville. During the robbery at First Horizon Bank, Carney discharged a firearm, striking a door. These incidents took place between March 24 and May 2, 2022.
William John Ewing III, aged 27 from Nashville, was also found guilty of robbing the Regions Bank and brandishing a firearm during this crime. Ewing is scheduled for sentencing on January 23, 2025. He faces a potential sentence ranging from seven years to life in federal prison. In the Regions Bank robbery in Smyrna, Carney and Ewing stole over $15,000.
Acting United States Attorney Thomas J. Jaworski stated: “This sentence sends another strong message to those who commit violent crimes in our district that we will prosecute these cases to the fullest extent of the law.” He added that "the community will be now safe from this defendant for decades," expressing gratitude for the collaboration with various law enforcement agencies across middle Tennessee and northern Alabama.
The investigation involved several agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Nashville Field Office; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; police departments from Metropolitan Nashville, Murfreesboro, Ardmore, Greenbrier, Smyrna; and Moulton Police Department in Alabama. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph P. Montminy led the prosecution.
