Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: July 20, 2007
Contact : Sue McKinney
GUILTY VERDICT
United States Attorney Maxwell Wood, Middle District of Georgia, announces the guilty verdict after a jury trial of JERMAINE LANARD HARP, age 24, a resident of Macon, Georgia before United States District Judge Hugh Lawson.
HARP was found guilty of Bank Robbery By Force, Title 18 United States Code §2113(a) and (d) and Title 18 United States Code § 2; and Possession of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, Title 18 United States Code § 924(c)(1)(A)(I) and (ii) and Title 18 United States Code § 2.
HARP, by force, violence and intimidation did take from the SunTrust Bank on Hartley Bridge Road in Macon, Georgia approximately $12,200.00. During the commission of this crime HARP, along with others, brandished a firearm, jeopardizing the life of another.
Defendant faces a possible maximum sentence of twenty years imprisonment as to the bank robbery by force and a consecutive mandatory minimum sentence of seven years to life imprisonment as to the possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. There is no parole in the federal system. Sentencing will be scheduled at a later date to be decided by the Court.
The investigation was conducted by the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the Bibb County District Attorney’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Verda Colvin.
For additional information please contact Sue McKinney, Public Affairs Specialist, United States Attorney’s Office at (478) 621-2602.
