When law enforcement officials went to the address in Mobile and found Owens wasn’t home, his mother provided them with his cellphone number — which was used to track him to a hotel, where he was arrested
After Owens entered a guilty plea in December, Moore announced that Owens was sentenced to 121 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release on charges related to the 2017 bank robbery and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime.
According to the release, Owens entered Hancock Bank on Sept. 14, 2017, with a green handgun. He approached a teller and gave her a note that demanded money. When she hesitated, he pointed the firearm at her. In fear, the teller gave Owens approximately $5,645 that included a dye pack.
Owens took the money and fled the bank, according to the release. Almost immediately, the dye pack exploded and Owens dropped the money and continued to flee.
“The note he provided to the teller had his address affixed to it,” the release said. “Officers then went to Owens’ residence. He was not there. Officers spoke to his mother. His mother provided his cell number and Owens was located at an area hotel by tracking his cell phone (sic). Owens was arrested still wearing the clothes he wore during the robbery. He was Mirandized and then gave consent to search his vehicle and the green firearm was located inside the vehicle.”
The FBI, along with the Mobile Police Department, investigated the case and presented it to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
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