14-05-2025
St. Louis man sentenced for bi-state unarmed bank robberies
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A St. Louis man appeared in federal court in East St. Louis, Illinois, on Wednesday to be sentenced for robbing multiple banks in a three-week period in 2023.
Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois said Tyrone Leslie, 40, robbed two banks in St. Louis County, one in St. Louis City, and attempted to rob a fourth bank in Caseyville, Illinois.
The Missouri cases were transferred to Illinois' jurisdiction so they could be prosecuted simultaneously.
In each incident, Leslie used demand notes and did not display a weapon.
Prosecutors said Leslie targeted the U.S. Bank in the 13000 block of Tesson Ferry Road on Nov. 14, 2023. He handed the teller a note saying he was armed and wanted cash. Leslie left the bank with $2,740 in cash and fled in a red Dodge Durango.
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On Nov. 17, 2023, Leslie used a demand note to rob the People's National Bank in the 3200 block of Hampton Avenue of $964.
On Dec. 2, 2023, Leslie walked into the PNC Bank in the 15000 block of Manchester Road and handed the teller a note. He left with $5,050 and drove off in a red Dodge Durango.
Just two days later, on Dec. 4, Leslie tried to take $4,125 from the FCB Bank in the 200 block of North Main Street in Caseyville. Following the attempted robbery, Leslie led police on a high-speed chase before he was apprehended.
Leslie pleaded guilty in January 2025 to four counts of bank robbery.
A U.S. District Court judge sentenced Leslie to 87 months in federal prison.
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