Defendant admitted stealing from 3 banks and a gas station
in a month-long robbery spree.
SAN FRANCISCO – Harwood Francis McCovey was sentenced today
to 66 months in prison for committing multiple armed robberies, announced
United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent in Charge John Bennett.
The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Vince Chhabria, United
States District Judge.
McCovey, 34, of Hoopa, Calif., pleaded guilty to the
robberies on October 16, 2018. According
to his plea agreement, in the summer of 2016, McCovey robbed the following
three banks and gas station, all while using a dangerous weapon:
On July 20, 2016,
McCovey robbed a bank in Eureka.
On July 27, 2016,
McCovey robbed a credit union in Eureka.
On July 31, 2016,
McCovey robbed a gas station in McKinleyville and absconded with money,
cigarettes, and lighters.
On August 4, 2016,
McCovey returned to the credit union in Eureka that he had robbed on July 27,
2016, and robbed it again.
On August 12,
2016, McCovey robbed a bank in Fortuna.
A federal grand jury indicted McCovey on March 27, 2018,
charging him with four counts of armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 2113(a) and (d), and one count of robbery affecting interstate commerce
(Hobbs Act robbery), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a). McCovey pleaded guilty to all five
counts.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Chhabria ordered
McCovey to serve 5 years of supervised release and to pay $38,486.75 in
restitution. McCovey has been in custody
since his arrest and will begin serving his sentence immediately.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sailaja Paidipaty is prosecuting the
case with the assistance of Marina Ponomarchuk.
The prosecution is the result of investigations by the Eureka Police
Department, the Fortuna Police Department, and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s
Office with support from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Eureka Resident
Agency.
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