The Justice Department issued the following statement.
A Jackson man was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for bank robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
According to court records, on April 28, 2019, Stephen Donald Baucum, Jr., 32, entered the Bancorp South Bank at Canton Mart in Jackson and demanded money. Baucum told the tellers to put their hands up and instructed a teller to put the money in the bag he provided. He quickly left and fled in a silver Toyota Camry, which was later found to be stolen. Baucum was identified as the suspect and ultimately arrested on June 21, 2021. At the time of arrest, Baucum was found in possession of a firearm.
Baucum pled guilty to bank robbery on October 7, 2021, in U.S. District Court in Jackson.
In addition to his prison term, Baucum was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,943 to Bancorp South Bank.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Jackson Police Department investigated the case.
Deputy Chief Erin Chalk prosecuted the case.
This case was prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
14 comments:
?? Soooon he got away with the car theft and a firearms charge or did I miss that ?? Seems to me that he should get at the very least 15.
He must be well connected to get a slap on the wrist like that.
Lmao @ 2 comments
He's obviously deranged, judging by his photo. He needed the lawyer who jumps on the 'unable to determine wrong from right' theory of defense.
How desperate does someone have to be to rob a bank in today's world? You are going to get much money and you are definitely going to get caught.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes...
Sentencing standards/norms have not kept up with the frequency or violence of 21st century crime. There was a time when sentences handed down were deterrents to future criminals. Not so any more. It is time that sentences became punishment, harsh punishment, for crimes.
We've got five years, stuck on my eyes
Five years, what a surprise
We've got five years, my brain hurts a lot
Five years, that's all we've got
https://youtu.be/2ObjtVdsV3I
7:13AM
“You are going to get much money.” Hm. Besides your lack of empirical thinking, your sentence structure could benefit dramatically from Grammarly. Also, your lazy argument is based on the assumption that criminals act under a logical thought process.
And you know what they say about people who make assumptions.
You could make that much standing at the Lakeland Dr and I 55 exit in 1 day. Probably wanted to go to jail.
@ 8:48: The professor has spoken, now, re-do your assignment.
@8:48..that should read "you aren't going to get much money". Sorry sir for not proof reading my post.
If only he had Carlos the Clown as his attorney he would have walked.
3:05..Carlos the Clown's clients don't 'walk'. They tap dance.
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