PLANO, Texas — A 26-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for a series of violent crimes in the Eastern District of Texas, U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs announced.
Justin Williams pleaded guilty to bank theft and was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan on December 15, 2025. Williams was also ordered to pay $112,212 in restitution. From June 2020 to June 2024, Williams participated in a crime spree known as “Hook and Chain” burglaries, which involved stealing a truck, attaching hooks and chains to it, and using the vehicle to forcibly remove ATM doors to access cash, according to court documents.
The spree included several burglaries in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, targeting locations such as the Texas Bank on South Preston Road in Prosper, the BB&T on Legacy Drive in Frisco, and the First United Bank in Pottsboro. The conspiracy resulted in the theft of approximately $363,000 and caused at least $250,000 in damages to ATMs and property, according to the press release…