Lamar Moore Jr., a 21-year-old resident of Texarkana, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank theft and was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Robert W. Schroeder III. Moore was also ordered to pay restitution of $257,789 and forfeiture of $33,665.
According to court records, Moore conspired with others to burglarize ATMs in the Bowie County area. The incidents occurred on January 26, 2021, at the Texar Federal Credit Union on Gibson Lane, Texarkana, where approximately $127,654 was stolen, and on February 2, 2021, at the Texar Federal Credit Union on W. 7th Street, Wake Village, where about $10,513 was stolen.
In both cases, the modus operandi involved stealing a pickup truck, attaching chains to the ATM, and using the stolen vehicle to forcibly open the machines. The burglaries resulted in approximately $60,000 in damages to each ATM. Moore's co-conspirators, six in total, have already been sentenced in connection with these incidents.
The investigation was conducted jointly by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Wake Village Police Department, the Texarkana Police Department, and the Queen City Police Department.
