Bobby Ransom, 46, of the District of Columbia, and Shawn Seegars, 49, of Forestville, Maryland, have been charged in connection with the July 31 robbery of a Truist Bank branch on Georgia Avenue NW. The charges were announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro on August 4.
Ransom, also known as “James Ranson,” and Seegars face federal charges including bank robbery, Hobbs Act robbery (robbery affecting interstate commerce), and D.C. Code robbery in U.S. District Court.
The announcement was made alongside FBI Assistant Director in Charge Steven J. Jensen and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela A. Smith.
According to authorities, at approximately 2:55 p.m. on July 31, two men entered the bank located on the 6400 block of Georgia Avenue NW. One suspect handed a note to a teller demanding money: “Give up the money right now with no problems slide money out.” The teller complied and both suspects left with a large sum of cash. No weapon was displayed during the incident.
Investigators say that while leaving the scene, one suspect dropped some cash which was then picked up by the other suspect before they continued walking westbound.
Later that day at about 5:25 p.m., an officer from the Metropolitan Police Department stationed at Metro Center transit stop recognized one of the suspects from an earlier bulletin and arrested Ransom. Authorities recovered $5,640 in cash during a search following his arrest. The FBI arrested Seegars on August 1.
The investigation is being conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department and the FBI Washington Field Office's Violent Crimes Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jared English and John Parron are prosecuting the case.
“Give up the money right now with no problems slide money out,” read part of the note allegedly passed to a teller during the robbery.
