A West Virginia man, Richard Hudson, aged 72, has been sentenced to 139 months in prison for bank robbery by intimidation. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves.
According to the plea agreement, Hudson committed the robbery on February 15, 2024, at the Traditional Bank located on Tates Creek Road in Lexington. During the incident, Hudson approached a teller with a grocery bag and a note demanding money. The teller complied by emptying her drawer into the bag and later followed Hudson's demand to empty the bottom drawer as well. In total, Hudson managed to steal $14,106 before fleeing the scene. He was later apprehended in Charleston, West Virginia.
Hudson is identified as a career offender with a history of bank robberies across the United States dating back to the 1980s. Under federal law, he is required to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence. Following his release from prison, he will be under supervision by the U.S. Probation Office for three years.
The sentencing announcement was made jointly by Paul McCaffrey, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Michael Stansbury, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Louisville Field Office; and Chief Lawrence Weathers of the Lexington Police Department.
The investigation into this case was conducted by both the FBI and Lexington Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney James T. Chapman prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.
