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U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel sentenced 34-year-old Willie James Cleveland of San Antonio to 12 years in federal prison for robbing nine banks earlier this year along the Interstate 35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio, officials announced.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Yeakel, of Austin, ordered that Cleveland pay a total of $39,702 restitution to the financial institutions.
On July 2, 2015, Cleveland pleaded guilty to two counts of bank robbery with a dangerous weapon, officials said.
Cleveland admitted he robbed nine banks between February 2015 and the end of April 2015, according to authorities.
According to court records, Cleveland is responsible for the following bank robberies:
- Feb. 12 —Woodforest National Bank—1500 block of N. Loop 1604 East in San Antonio
Feb. 18 —Woodforest National Bank—9300 block of IH-35 South in Austin
Feb. 26 —Wells Fargo Bank—1000 block of Texas Highway 80 in San Marcos
March 14 —Wells Fargo Bank—1200 block IH-35 South in New Braunfels
March 16 —Chase Bank—5400 block of IH-35 North in Austin
March 26, 2015 and April 7, 2015—Air Force Credit Union—3100 block of Wurzbach in San Antonio
April 16 —BBVA Compass Bank—7500 block of Wurzbach in San Antonio
April 18 —BBVA Compass Bank—5700 block of Cameron Road in Austin
Police arrested Cleveland on April 20.