Seibert, wearing a stocking over his head, approached two employees at the ATM outside the bank and demanded a bag of money, indicating that he had a weapon.
He was a former employee of the bank, Champaign County Common Pleas Judge Nick Selvaggio said, and knew when employees would service the ATM.
The bag contained more than $10,000 cash.
He then got into a vehicle driven by Michaela Anderson, 19, and fled the area.
Anderson was sentenced Dec. 21 to 15 months in prison for her role in the crime.
Seibert told the judge he is sorry for what he did and wants to be a productive member of society.
“I once was a good person,” he said. “I can be a good person. I just have to get back on that path.”
His attorney said a heroin addiction was the reason for the crime.
Seibert had been sending letters to Anderson, violating a no-contact order, Champaign County Prosecutor Kevin Talebi said. In the letters, Talebi said, Seibert shows remorse for getting Anderson involved in the crime but no remorse towards the bank or employees.
Seibert and his mother, who was at the sentencing, insisted he is remorseful.
“He just took the wrong path in life for this short time,” said Sherry Alsbaugh, Seibert’s mother.
Part of Seibert’s sentence included nearly a year of prison time for stealing about $3,000 from a teller window at the bank while he was an employee in 2013.
Selvaggio said he used his position of trust to target the bank.
Seibert will also face three years of probation after he is released.
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