Tampa Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Six Bank Robberies

TAMPA, FL—U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara sentenced Kevin James Algood (age 33, of Tampa) on Friday to 12 years in federal prison for six bank robberies. The court also ordered Algood to forfeit $8,155.00, which is traceable to proceeds of the offense.

Algood pled guilty on November 23, 2010.

According to court documents and the plea agreement, Algood committed six bank robberies between August 23 and September 2, 2010 in Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties:

the August 23, 2010 robbery of approximately $1,350.00 from SunTrust Bank, located at

16520 Nebraska Avenue, Lutz, Florida

, Hillsborough County, Florida;

the August 24, 2010 robbery of approximately $1,000.00 from Regions Bank, located at

22645 State Road

54, Land O'Lakes, Florida, Pasco County, Florida;

the August 25, 2010 robbery of approximately $2,909.00 from Bank of America, located at

22850 State Road

54, Land O'Lakes, Florida, Pasco County, Florida;

the August 30, 2010 robbery of approximately $2,000.00 from Bank of America, located at 15301 Amberly Drive, Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough County, Florida;

the September 2, 2010 robbery of approximately $599.00 from SunTrust Bank, located at 12902 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough County, Florida; and

the September 3, 2010 robbery of approximately $5,805.00 from BB&T Bank, located at

14141 Walsingham Drive, Largo

, Florida, Pinellas County, Florida.

Three of those bank robberies included death threats to the tellers.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, the Tampa Police Department, and the Largo Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer L. Peresie.