DALLAS — A Dallas man, Lorenzo Scott, 34, who admitted robbing the Bank of America at 2210 N. Coit Road, in Richardson, Texas, on July 31, 2006, was sentenced today to a total of 171 months (14.25 years) in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper of the Northern District of Texas. Scott pled guilty to one count of bank robbery and one count of using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Scott’s co-defendant, Quincy Lamon Walters, Jr., 25, who pled guilty to the same charges, is scheduled to sentenced by U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey on April 7, 2008.

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on July 31, 2006, Scott and Walters, both wearing security-type uniforms, entered the bank and brandishing firearms, ordered all individuals to lie on the ground. Walters approached the teller counter and demanded cash from three victim tellers and placed the currency in a plastic shopping bag. They both then left the bank.

Officers with the Richardson Police Department followed the signal from the tracking device that was contained in the currency to an apartment in Richardson that was occupied by both Scott and Walters. The two were arrested, and during the execution of a search warrant on their apartment and a vehicle parked near the apartment, the stolen currency was recovered.

U.S. Attorney Roper praised the investigative efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Richardson Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Robinson.