11/12/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/12/2024 13:16
ST. LOUIS - A man who was on the run for six years after he robbed a St. Louis, Missouri credit union pleaded guilty Tuesday.
Daniel Harris, 66, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one felony count of bank robbery. He admitted robbing a credit union in the 4400 block of Chippewa Street in St. Louis on March 15, 2017. Harris approached a teller and placed a note on the counter that read, "I have a gun give me the money now." The teller handed Harris cash and he left, discarding two jackets and a baseball cap nearby. Investigators found those items and a receipt in a jacket pocket with Harris' name. His image, captured on surveillance cameras during the robbery, was identified by a relative and a former employer. Harris was indicted Oct. 11, 2017. He was located by the FBI in Phoenix and arrested there on August 9, 2023.
Harris is scheduled to be sentenced on March 4, 2025. The charge carries a potential penalty of up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both prison and a fine.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Linda Lane is prosecuting the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.
Robert Patrick, Public Affairs Officer, [email protected].