A West Virginia resident, Richard Hudson, aged 72, has been sentenced to 139 months in prison for bank robbery by intimidation. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves.
The charges stem from an incident on February 15, 2024, when Hudson robbed the Traditional Bank located on Tates Creek Road in Lexington. According to his plea agreement, Hudson approached a bank teller with a grocery bag and a note demanding money. The teller complied by emptying her drawer into the bag and further followed Hudson's instructions to empty another drawer as well. In total, Hudson managed to steal $14,106 before fleeing the scene. He was later captured in Charleston, West Virginia.
Hudson is identified as a career offender with a history of robbing banks across the country since the 1980s. Under federal law, he is required to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence before being eligible for release. Following his release from prison, he will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for three years.
The sentencing announcement was made jointly by Paul McCaffrey, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Michael Stansbury, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Louisville Field Office; and Chief Lawrence Weathers of the Lexington Police Department.
The investigation leading to Hudson's arrest was carried out by both the FBI and Lexington Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney James T. Chapman prosecuted this case on behalf of the United States.