Date: 03-22-2024

Case Style: United States of America v.Clifton Knight

Case Number: 3:22-cr-00074

Judge: William L. Campbell, Jr

Court: The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Davidson County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Nashville

Defendant's Attorney: G. Kerry Haymaker - 615-250-0050

Description:

Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Committing Three Nashville Bank Robberies.

Cannon County Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Committing Three Nashville Bank Robberies

Clifton Knight, 62, of Woodbury, Tennessee, was sentenced today to 11 years in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis. In August 2023, Knight pled guilty to a three-count Indictment charging him with three bank robberies in Nashville.

On January 4, 2022, Knight robbed a SunTrust Bank located on Hobbs Road in Nashville, where he took over $3,000. On February 4, 2022, he robbed a SunTrust Bank on Old Hickory Boulevard in Hermitage, where he threatened a clerk and stole over $5,000. Finally, on February 8, 2022, he robbed a Fifth Third Bank on Donelson Pike and took over $4,000.

The case was investigated by the Metro Nashville Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph P. Montminy prosecuted the case.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 11 years in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release

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