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FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTS FIVE BANK ROBBERS

DALLAS — A federal grand jury in Dallas indicted five individuals this week who are each charged with committing at least one bank robbery within the past two months in Dallas.

Quency Eugene Smith, 38, of Dallas, is charged with the April 18, 2007, robbery of Capital One Bank, located at 9728 Greenville, Avenue, Dallas.

A three-count indictment charges Danny Leon Lynch, Jr., 34, of Dallas, with the following three bank robberies:

March 14, 2007 Washington Mutual Bank, Dallas
March 22, 2007 Bank of America, Coppell, Texas
April 20, 2007 Bank of America, Dallas, Texas

John Thomas Calhoun, 37, of Dallas, is charged with robbing Chase Bank, located at 6251 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, on April 20, 2007.

A two-count indictment charges Thomas Joseph Beatty. 46, of Dallas, with robbing First Convenience Bank, located in the Kroger Food Store, at 4142 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas, on March 21, 2007 and on April 4, 2007.

Clark Woodruff Cross, 26, is charged with the April 11, 2007, armed bank robbery of Guaranty Bank, located at 10703 Preston Road, Dallas.

An indictment is an accusation by a grand jury and a defendant is presumed innocent unless proven otherwise. If convicted, however, each count of bank robbery carries a maximum statutory sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine and each count of armed bank robbery carries a maximum statutory sentence of 25 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

U.S. Attorney Roper praised the investigative efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Dallas Police Department. The cases are being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Rick Calvert and Kim McCabe.

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