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October 16, 2015
The robbery: on October 16, 2015, a bank in South Bend — unnamed in the Department of Justice's account — was robbed by a man who displayed a firearm, demanded money from the teller, and fled on foot with over $8,000, seen by witnesses running from the bank to an SUV that carried him away. Photographs of the robber were released to the media within days; a tip brought the FBI to Carlos Maez, 41, of Mishawaka, and several witnesses identified him from the bank's surveillance images. The robber is Mishawaka's man; the robbery is South Bend's, and it is entered here by the scene, as this section enters every case.
The disposition: in May 2018 a jury convicted Maez of armed bank robbery, of possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, and of possessing a firearm after a felony conviction. Judge Jon E. DeGuilio sentenced him to thirty years in prison. The Department's account notes the record the sentence answered: five prior felony convictions, bank robbery among them, and parole still running when he robbed the bank in 2015.
Sources:
- U.S. Department of Justice, "Mishawaka Man Sentenced to 30 Years In Prison" — the October 16, 2015 robbery of a South Bend bank, over $8,000; the surveillance photographs, the tip, and the identifications; the May 2018 jury convictions; the thirty-year sentence; the five prior felonies and parole status.