Galesburg, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison for Armed Bank Robbery

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – A Galesburg, Illinois, man, Theus Randolph, 23, of the 1700 block of Rock Island Avenue, was sentenced on January 17, 2024, to 144 months imprisonment, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery, armed bank robbery, and using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Randolph was further ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $28,744.

Randolph entered a plea of guilty on July 18, 2023. One remaining member of the conspiracy, Dantonis Tayjohn Lewis Fair, has pleaded guilty and is scheduled to be sentenced on February 14, 2024.

At the sentencing hearing, Chief U.S. District Court Judge Sara L. Darrow commented on the need for citizens to feel safe in their workplaces and the lifelong impact Randolph and his co-defendant’s actions had on the employees they terrorized.

The statutory penalties for conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery is up to 5 years imprisonment, to be followed by not more than three years of supervised release. The statutory penalty for armed bank robbery is up to 25 years imprisonment, to be followed by not more than five years of supervised release. The statutory penalty for using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence is 7 years to life imprisonment, to be followed by not more than five years of supervised release.

The Rock Island Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Mathew represented the government in the prosecution.