SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The final defendant from Texas who was involved in the robbery of an ATM belonging to a credit union in Salt Lake City has been sentenced.
Jevaunte Reese, 33, was sentenced to five years of imprisonment and a subsequent three years of supervised released. This follows Reese’s hearing on March 30, 2026, where he pleaded guilty to credit union robbery.
His co-defendants Lashawn Charleswell, Tiras Jack, Harold Oliver, and Calvin Brantley also pleaded guilty and were sentenced in 2025. In addition to their sentences, Judge David Sam ordered they pay $4,309.00, jointly and severally.
Six accused of robbing $200,000 from ATM technician in Taylorsville
According to the United States Attorney’s Office District of Utah, court documents and statements made at Reese’s sentencing indicate that on September 11, 2024, Taylorsville Police and FBI special agents, responded to the Mountain America in Taylorsville for an ATM robbery. When they arrived-on scene, they spoke to an ATM technician who was contracted to repair the ATM machines.
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Reese later admitted that he and his co-defendants had previously disabled the ATM and waited int their vehicles for the technician to arrive, knowing that he had access to the case inside of the ATM.
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When the ATM technician arrived, he was reportedly pushed to the ground and the cash box containing $200,000 was stolen…