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4 robberies + 1 cell phone = 12 years
Boyfriend of 'cell phone bandit' sentenced
Friday, February 24, 2006; Posted: 2:33 p.m. EST (19:33 GMT)
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AP) -- The boyfriend of the woman dubbed the "cell phone bandit" was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison for his role in four bank robberies last year.
Dave C. Williams, of Fairfax, Virginia, apologized profusely for helping Candice R. Martinez rob four Wachovia Bank branches from October 12 to November 4.
He urged U.S. District Judge Judge Gerald Bruce Lee to give him thousands of hours of community service, instead of putting him behind bars.
But the judge refused, and also ordered Williams to pay thousands of dollars in restitution.
Both Williams and Martinez pleaded guilty to conspiracy and weapons charges in December. Martinez, a community college student from Santa Fe, New Mexico, faces sentencing next Friday.
In each of the four robberies, Martinez entered the banks while chatting on a cellular telephone with Williams. Police publicized a video surveillance tape of one of the robberies in an effort to get tips on her identity.
Williams has admitted being on the phone with Martinez and driving the getaway car.
4 robberies + 1 cell phone = 12 years
Boyfriend of 'cell phone bandit' sentenced
Friday, February 24, 2006; Posted: 2:33 p.m. EST (19:33 GMT)
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A security camera captured this image of Candice Rose Martinez, known as the "cell phone bandit."
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AP) -- The boyfriend of the woman dubbed the "cell phone bandit" was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison for his role in four bank robberies last year.
Dave C. Williams, of Fairfax, Virginia, apologized profusely for helping Candice R. Martinez rob four Wachovia Bank branches from October 12 to November 4.
He urged U.S. District Judge Judge Gerald Bruce Lee to give him thousands of hours of community service, instead of putting him behind bars.
But the judge refused, and also ordered Williams to pay thousands of dollars in restitution.
Both Williams and Martinez pleaded guilty to conspiracy and weapons charges in December. Martinez, a community college student from Santa Fe, New Mexico, faces sentencing next Friday.
In each of the four robberies, Martinez entered the banks while chatting on a cellular telephone with Williams. Police publicized a video surveillance tape of one of the robberies in an effort to get tips on her identity.
Williams has admitted being on the phone with Martinez and driving the getaway car.
