Donald West Indicted For Amarillo Bank Robbery Last Week
A man has been indicted for the armed robbery of an Amarillo bank last week.
Forty-nine year-old Donald Joseph West was indicted by a federal grand jury in Lubbock on Wednesday.
Surveillance footage show that on Monday, November 5th, a man wearing a mask entered the FirstBank Southwest, located at 5701 34th in Amarillo, brandished a gun, and demanded cash. The man, later identified as West, fled the scene.
West has been charged with one count of aggravated bank robbery, one count of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
If convicted, West faces a maximum of 25 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for aggravated bank robbery, a mandatory five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
West was arrested the following evening by Amarillo police officers and FBI special agents. A date has not been set for West to make his initial appearance in federal court.
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