A federal jury has found Troy Burke, a 40-year-old resident of Rantoul, Illinois, guilty of bank robbery. The verdict was delivered on December 11, 2024. Burke's sentencing is set for May 2, 2025, at the U.S. Courthouse in Urbana, Illinois.
The trial spanned two days during which evidence was presented that detailed the events of June 20, 2024. On that day, Burke entered the Community Plus Federal Credit Union in Rantoul and indicated to a teller that he had a gun. He then removed the plastic partition separating him from the teller and threatened her with it. Burke managed to escape with over $9,000 in cash and a GPS device placed by the teller within the stack of money.
Rantoul police apprehended Burke just blocks away from the credit union. Upon his arrest on June 20, he was found with more than $9,000 in cash and the GPS device taken from the bank. He remains in custody under the supervision of the U.S. Marshals Service as he awaits sentencing.
The statutory penalties for bank robbery include up to twenty years imprisonment, up to three years of supervised release, and fines reaching $250,000.
The investigation into this case was carried out by both the Rantoul Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Springfield Field Office. The government was represented at trial by Timothy Sullivan and Bryan Freres.