Two Defendants Plead Guilty to Bank Larcency Involving Armored Car |
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U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Iowa
June 29, 2010
DAVENPORT, IA—James T. Hohlfeld, of Moline, Illinois, and Dylan T. Trones, from Sparta, Wisconsin, both have pleaded guilty after facing federal charges for bank larceny and interstate transportation of stolen money, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Both men pled guilty to stealing money on March 19, 2010, belonging to US Bank. Hohlfeld also pled guilty to transporting this stolen money across state lines from Iowa, to Illinois and to Wisconsin. Trones plead guilty on June 25 and was set for sentencing on September 24, 2010. Hohlfeld plead guilty on June 29, 2010, and was also set for sentencing on September 24, 2010. The amount of money stolen was $260,000.
On Friday, March 19, 2010, at approximately 6:00 a.m., an armored vehicle, arrived at a US Bank location in Davenport, Iowa for the purpose of depositing funds into the ATM located at US Bank. US Bank was a financial institution federal insured by the FDIC. Upon arriving at the bank, the armored vehicle parked near the vicinity of the ATM. Video surveillance obtained from US Bank showed the driver and the passenger of the armored vehicle exiting the vehicle and entering the ATM at approximately 6:04 a.m. Within 30 seconds after the ATM door closed, video surveillance showed two subjects approach the vehicle in dark clothing. The first subject, later identified as co-defendant James (Jamie) T. Hohlfeld entered the vehicle from the front passenger door and took actions to release and unlock a side door of the armored vehicle. The second subject, later identified as Dylan C. Trones, approached the side door and removed one or more items from inside the armored car. Both Hohlfeld and Trones then were shown to leave the area on foot. Thereafter, Hohlfeld and Trones drove with the stolen money to Hohlfeld’s residence in Moline, Illinois and then drove to Wisconsin. Hohlfeld and Trones were later arrested by the FBI on March 31, 2010. Hohlfeld was arrested in Moline, Illinois and Trones in Sparta, Wisconsin.
This investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation offices for Iowa and Wisconsin and prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.