The 8th District Court of Appeals today rejected a Joplin man's claim that his 12-year sentence for the May 9, 2022 robbery of the Great Southern Bank on Rangeline was unreasonable.
In its opinion, the court noted the sentence fell within the federal guidelines.
Vincent Gepson, 64, pleaded guilty June 29, 2023 during a hearing at U. S. District Court in Springfield.
His crime was described in a news release from the U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri:
Gepson entered Great Southern Bank, 1232 S. Rangeline Road in Joplin, on May 9, 2022, and approached the teller counter. He told the teller he had a gun and demanded cash. The teller placed $1,000 in a plastic bag and Gepson left the bank. The Joplin Police Department posted surveillance photos on the department’s social media pages and requested the public’s assistance to identify the bank robber. Several members of the public identified Gepson.Gepson was arrested on May 20, 2022, by the Acadia Parish, Louisiana, Sheriff’s Department.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Kelleher. It was investigated by the Joplin, Mo., Police Department and the FBI.
Vincent Gepson, needs to just let the government take care of him for 12-Years, since he needed to rob the bank for a $1,000.
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