A 52-year-old Akron man was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday for robbing a bank inside a local grocery store.
Michael Williams of Sawyer Avenue, whose trial was scheduled for Monday, pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery with a gun specification, a first-degree felony. Summit County Common Pleas Judge Lynne Callahan immediately sentenced Williams to seven years in prison.
Williams walked into the Acme on State Road in Cuyahoga Falls Nov. 4 and handed the teller in the U.S. Bank inside the store a note stating, “Give me all the money from the drawer. This is not a game. You have 30 seconds or I will blow your head off. If I pull this gun, I’m gonna [expletive] use it,” according to a news release from the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office.
After getting the money, Williams got into a vehicle driven by another man. A short time later, police pulled the vehicle over for a headlight violation.
During the traffic stop, officers were notified about the robbery and that the suspect’s vehicle matched the description of the one they had pulled over, according to the news release.
When Williams completes his prison sentence, he will serve two more years for violating his federal parole for a previous bank robbery.
Timothy Rogers, 26, of Akron, whom prosecutors say was Williams’ getaway driver, is charged with complicity to aggravated robbery with a gun specification. His trial is scheduled to begin May 5 in Callahan’s courtroom.