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Monday, December 7, 2009
Bank robber who assaulted teller pleads guilty
DAYTON — A Dayton man accused of beating a teller during a December 2008 bank robbery pleaded guilty Monday, Dec. 7, to two felony counts in U.S. District Court and faces a minimum of 20 years in prison.
Jeremy E. Lewis pleaded guilty to:armed bank robbery with forced accompaniment, which carries a penalty of 10-to life years in prison; and use, carrying and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, which carries a mandatory consecutive 10-to-life imprisonment penalty.
Judge Thomas M. Rose set sentencing for March 5.
Lewis was one of three men who robbed KeyBank, 4000 Linden Avenue, on Dec. 4, 2008. Trey M. Geter and Johnny B. Wilkerson pleaded guilty to charges earlier this year.
According to an FBI agent’s affidavit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, the three entered the bank with their faces covered. Geter, who had a handgun, then fired a round into the ceiling, and the three demanded that everyone get on the ground.
Wilkerson stayed in the lobby area while Geter and Lewis vaulted the teller counter. When a teller had trouble opening drawers in the vault, Geter fired another round into the ceiling while Lewis pulled her hair and bashed her head into the drawers, the affidavit said
The bank reported a loss of about $7,500 from the robbery.
A witness reported seeing a tan compact station wagon occupied by three suspicious individuals. The wagon was driving around the bank parking lot for a while, then the driver parked it and the three people stayed inside watching the bank, the witness said, according to the affidavit.
After viewing surveillance footage from area businesses, police gave a description of the vehicle. A Dayton officer found it parked in the Sunoco parking lot at Wayne Avenue and Keowee Street. The car had red stains consistent with dye packs, and the owner told police she had loaned the car to Lewis and Wilkerson during the time of the robbery, the affidavit said.
During a search of Lewis’ girlfriend’s Forest Park Drive apartment, police found $5,528 in dye-stained money, two activated dye packs, a bank customer’s wallet and dye-stained clothing, the affidavit said.
During an interview, Geter admitted that the three robbed the bank and said he was the one who fired the shots, while Lewis was the one who assaulted the teller, the affidavit said.
Geter’s sentencing is set for Jan. 22. Wilkerson’s is set for Feb. 26.
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Woman sentenced to 30 months in mortgage fraud case
CINCINNATI — A Monroe woman was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for her role in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme that affected 210 residential properties, including 205 in Montgomery County.
Jessica A. Zbacnik, 42, appeared before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Barrett on Thursday, Dec. 3. She is one of six defendants convicted of charges connected to the scheme, according to federal prosecutors.
Zbacnik pleaded guilty July 29 to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.
In court, Zbacnik admitted that she was part of the conspiracy that took place between March 2002 and June 2008. The conspirators operated and controlled various mortgage and title insurance businesses and corporations.
According to the statement of facts filed in court, Zbacnik admitted that she had helped arrange, facilitate and manipulate documents associated with real estate sales and closings. The purpose was to fraudulently obtain excess mortgage loan proceeds generated from the sale of residential properties.
Zbacnik’s five co-conspirators were:
— Edward McGee, 74, of Dayton, who pleaded guilty on May 12, 2009 to conspiracy to commit money laundering.
— Kenneth O. McGee, 49, of Dayton, son of Edward, who pleaded guilty May 12, 2009 to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
— Julian M. Hickman, 31, formerly of Centerville and now living in East Cleveland, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy and tax crimes on December 15, 2008.
— Robert Mitchell, 42, of Vandalia, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering on March 11, 2009.
— Kamal J. Gregory, 34, of Centerville, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering on April 14, 2009.
All five of Zbacnik’s co-conspirators are awaiting sentencing.
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