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Seven-Foot Bank Robber Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison

Posted on November 25, 2014
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Caleb Jeffcoat

KANSAS CITY, KANSAS—A seven-foot man was sentenced Monday to two years and six months in federal prison for robbing a Franklin County bank, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Caleb Jeffcoat, 26, Quenemo, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery.

In his plea, he admitted that on March 19, 2014, he robbed the Goppert State Service Bank in Pomona, Kansas During the robbery, he wore a black ninja mask belonging to a co-defendant’s son and carried a BB gun modified to make it look more like a real gun, according to authorities

Investigators used surveillance photos and other information to identify Jeffcoat, who is seven feet tall. He was arrested two days after the robbery.

 

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