The Brief
- A Houston man received 48 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank theft.
- Investigators said Jacobei Townsend participated in a 2020 crime spree involving stolen trucks used to tear open ATMs and steal cash.
- The investigation was conducted under the Homeland Security Task Force initiative involving multiple federal agencies in North Texas.
HOUSTON – A 24-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for his role in a multi-state ATM burglary spree that targeted banks in North Texas and Arizona using stolen trucks and chains and hooks to rip open cash machines, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Texas.
Houston man sentenced in Texas ATM burglary spree linked to ‘Hook and Chain’ theft ring
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