Donald Bennett was convicted in 1989 for multiple Chicago-area bank robberies and was released from prison in 2020, according to an FBI criminal complaint.
ByAn elderly bank robber, 83-year-old Donald Bennett, is connected to multiple suburban heist crimes and was arrested on Valentine's Day, the FBI said.An elderly man and his younger accomplice have been arrested after a Valentine's Day bank robbery.
According to a recently filed FBI criminal complaint, 83-year-old Donald Bennett and 55-year-old Edward Binert may be connected to a series of armed bank robberies that started in the summer of 2023.Bennett was previously convicted in 1989 for multiple Chicago-area bank robberies. He was also convicted for an assault with a deadly weapon in 1967 in Kentucky. Bennett was recently released from prison in 2020 after serving a 31-year sentence, according to the FBI.
The final heist that led to the alleged duo's downfall was a Valentines Day heist on Feb. 14 in Hickory Hills, in which the robbers used fake wigs and face coverings. Bennett was arrested Thursday and is awaiting a detention hearing that will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 22.
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