PRESS RELEASE
July 22, 2008
Lexington, Ky. —David Thomas Cox, 27, of Lexington, Ky., pleaded guilty today to two counts of bank robbery and could receive up to 20 years in prison.
In the course of his guilty plea, Cox admitted that on May 27, 2008, he robbed the Fifth Third Bank at 2295 Nicholasville Road. During the robbery, Cox took approximately $6,210. He also admitted that on November 15, 2007, he robbed the same bank, taking approximately $11,100. Cox was indicted in June of 2008.
James A. Zerhusen, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Ronnie Bastin, Chief, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Police, and Timothy D. Cox, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, jointly made the announcement today after Cox entered his guilty plea.
The investigation was conducted by Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Police and the FBI. The United States is represented in the case by Assistant United States Attorney Robert M. Duncan, Jr.
Cox is currently scheduled to appear for sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge Jennifer B. Coffman in Lexington, Ky., on October 15, 2008, at 11:00 am. However, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court after consideration of the United States Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of sentences.