PLANO, Texas – A Dallas man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison in connection with a violent crime spree in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
Louis Edward Coleman, 41, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery and was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan on September 22, 2026.
According to court documents, Coleman was involved in a crime spree aimed at forcibly removing ATMs from convenience stores in the DFW area. From May 16 to June 1, 2023, the defendants participated in a conspiracy that involved smashing the glass from a convenience storefront with a sledgehammer before using a stolen truck or SUV to drag an ATM from the store. Once the ATM was removed from the store, the defendants would load the machine into the vehicle and leave the scene. The ATM and vehicle would later be found abandoned after the money was removed and divided among the participants…