A Newark man was sentenced today to 173 months in prison for robbing four banks in August and September 2016 and for violating his supervised release from a previous offense, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
James Lockwood, 39, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas to an information charging him with four counts of bank robbery.
He was sentenced to 125 months in prison on the bank robbery counts, as well as an additional 48 months for violating supervised release.
He was originally arrested by state authorities on Sept. 23, 2016, and has been in custody since that time. Judge Salas imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court.
Lockwood admitted that during each of the above robberies, he threatened to use force while demanding money from the bank employees. He also robbed the same Schuyler Bank on Aug. 25, 2016, and Sept. 8, 2016.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Salas sentenced Lockwood to three years of supervised release.