KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday for robbing a bank with a firearm in 2024.
The U. S. District Attorney said Richie E. Manley, 50, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting bank robbery and one count of carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
On Oct. 3, 2024, Manley entered the First Federal Bank in North Kansas City, pulled out a handgun and demanded the teller to "give me your money."
While pointing the gun at tellers, Manley told them to give him "hundreds."
The tellers provided an estimated $2,155 and Manley took the money and fled.
Manley faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and up to life in prison without parole.
A sentencing date has not yet been provided.
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