District Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Armed Bank Robberies and Threats
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Defendant Threatened to Blow Up Bank and Shoot Bank Tellers
WASHINGTON – Mark Stubblefield, 66, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 15 years in prison in connection with two armed bank robberies, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Acting Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department.
The Honorable Jason Park of the D.C. Superior Court sentenced Stubblefield to 15 years in prison for each bank robbery and 22 months in prison for felony threats, with each of those sentences to run concurrently. As part of the sentence, Judge Park ordered five years of supervised release and a $300 payment to the fund established by the Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act.
According to the government’s evidence, Stubblefield threatened to blow up bank tellers at a Truist Bank branch located at Dupont Circle and escaped with $10,000. On August 3, 2023, a jury found Stubblefield guilty of robbery while armed and felony threats in connection with a bank robbery he committed on October 20, 2022. Following that conviction, Stubblefield pleaded guilty to robbery for a second bank robbery. In that offense, on November 15, 2022, Stubblefield robbed the Peoples Bank located north of Dupont Circle. He entered the Peoples Bank around noon disguised with a hat, mask, sunglasses, and dark clothing. He threatened to shoot the bank tellers, putting them in fear for their lives, and demanded money. He left moments later with $7,370 in cash.
Stubblefield was arrested on November 15, 2022, and remains in custody.
In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Graves and Chief Smith commended the work of the officers and detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department who investigated the case, as well as members of the prosecution team. They thanked the FBI’s Washington Field Office and Laboratory for providing valuable assistance. They acknowledged the efforts of those who worked on the case from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including: Supervisory Litigation Technology Specialist Leif Hickling, Litigation Technology Specialist Charlie Bruce, and Paralegal Specialists Debra McPherson and Antoinette Sakamsa, with valuable assistance from AUSAs Paul Courtney and Jessica Ans.
Finally, they thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Carlos A. Valdivia and Alec Levy who prosecuted the case.