RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Richmond Field Office issued the following press release:
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Newport News man was sentenced today to 38 years and six months in prison following his conviction at trial for series of armed bank robberies.
According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Tyrone K. Jefferson, 39, worked for a rental car company where he had access to rental cars and license plates owned by the company. Jefferson stole several license plates and a sedan from the company. From Feb. 4 to Feb. 26, 2025, Jefferson used the sedan to rob a credit union and two banks. In each robbery, Jefferson threw a bag to tellers and demanded that it be fille...