A Tifton man faces two decades in federal prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to a 2018 robbery in which he claimed to have a bomb and threatened to blow up a bank.
Randy Angelo Hill, 34, was arrested October 2, 2018, after walking into the South Georgia Banking Company, dropping a plastic bag on the teller’s counter and telling them he would “blow up everybody here” if they didn’t fill the bag with cash, authorities said.
He fled on foot with the stolen money, but was taken into custody by Tifton police later that day, federal prosecutors said in a news release.
Hill pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of bank robbery during a teleconference hearing and faces a maximum of 20 years behind bars, authorities said.
“The defendant is facing serious consequences for striking terror into the bank’s hard-working employees and customers,” U.S. Attorney Charlie Peeler said in a statement. “I want to commend the Tifton Police Department and the Tift County Sheriff’s Office for quickly apprehending the defendant, and working alongside the FBI investigating this crime.”
Hill remains behind bars pending his sentencing hearing, which has not been scheduled.
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