Kevin Long, a 31-year-old man from Leonard, has been sentenced to federal prison for a series of bank robberies in the Eastern District of Texas. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs.
Long pleaded guilty to bank robbery and received a 70-month sentence in federal prison from U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan on January 18, 2024. In addition to his prison term, Long was ordered to pay restitution of $573,000.
Court proceedings revealed that Long committed multiple bank robberies in East Texas between 2020 and 2021. During these incidents, he handed threatening notes to bank employees, physically restrained them, and stole over $550,000. The targeted banks included CapTex Bank in Bonham on Jan. 31, 2020; Financial Bank in Farmersville on August 11, 2020; Bancorp South Bank in Tom Bean on Oct. 16, 2020; Commercial Bank in Farmerville on August 13, 2021; and First United Bank in Leonard on August 20, 2021.
The investigation into this case involved multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bonham Police Department, Farmersville Police Department, Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, Sherman Police Department, Allen Police Department, Leonard Police Department, Bells Police Department, Tom Bean Police Department, and Texas Department of Public Safety.
