Zachary T. Lee Acting United States Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
A Roanoke man has admitted to robbing multiple Truist Banks in October 2022. Michael Anthony McCoy, aged 67, pleaded guilty to charges of bank robbery with the use of a dangerous weapon and bank robbery.
Dawn Davis, a second defendant in the case, had previously entered a guilty plea and is awaiting sentencing later this year.
Court documents reveal that McCoy instructed Davis to write a threatening note for use in a bank robbery. On October 26, 2022, McCoy entered the Truist Bank on Melrose Avenue NW in Roanoke and presented the note to a teller. He then approached another teller while displaying a firearm.
McCoy took approximately $6,485 from this location. Two days later, he robbed another Truist Bank on McClanahan Street SW, stealing nearly $6,000.
The announcement was made by Acting U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Lee, Stephen Farina of the FBI’s Richmond Division, and Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares.
The investigation is being conducted by the FBI and the City of Roanoke Police Department. The prosecution team includes Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Scheff and Special Assistant United States Attorney John Beamer from the Virginia Attorney General’s Major Crimes and Emerging Threats Section.
