Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Bank Robbery

KANSAS CITY, KS—A Lawrence man has pleaded guilty to robbing the KU Credit union, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.

Timothy Hays, 21, Lawrence, Kan., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., to one count of bank robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm during a robbery. In his plea, Hays admitted that on July 12, 2010, he robbed the KU Credit Union at

3400 West 6th Street

in Lawrence, Kan. He entered the building carrying a .38 caliber handgun, which he pointed at a clerk when he demanded “everything you got.” A Lawrence police officer arrested Hays later that day after recognizing him from bank surveillance photos.

Sentencing is set for April 4. He faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the robbery charge, and a penalty of not less than seven years and not more than life on the charge of brandishing a firearm in a crime of violence.

Grissom commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Lawrence Police Department and Assistant U.S. Attorney Leon Patton for their work on the case.