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Texas Man Sentenced for Multiple Bank Robberies
John Christopher Badgett, 37, of Irving, Texas, was sentenced to 108 months in federal
prison for six counts of bank robbery, the U.S Attorney’s Office announced. U.S. District Judge
Edward J. Lodge also ordered Badgett to serve five years of supervised release after he completes
his prison term and to pay $37,806 in restitution.
Badgett entered a guilty plea in February 2009. He admitted to robbing ten banks and
three convenience stores in nine states between September and November of 2007, including a
Wells Fargo Bank in Meridian, Idaho, on October 22, 2007, a Wells Fargo Bank in Belen, New
Mexico, on September 18, 2007, the Pikes Peak National Bank in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on
September 20, 2008, the Chase Bank in Kingman, Arizona, on October 2, 2007, the American
Security Bank in Victorville, California, on October 15, 2007, and the Rock Springs National
Bank in Rock Springs, Wyoming, on October 30, 2007. At the time of each robbery, Badgett
possessed a Daisy Powerline air pistol, which he brandished to help carry out the robberies.
Badgett was ordered to pay restitution to the six banks, as well as banks in Twin Falls, Idaho,
Logan, Utah, and Flagstaff, Arizona, and three convenience stores/gas stations.
The case was investigated by multiple agencies, including the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Meridian Police Department, Twin Falls Police Department, Idaho Falls Police
Department, and Austin (Texas) Police Department, where Badgett was apprehended.
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