ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Wednesday in connection with an armed bank robbery that happened in 2018.
Darvell Wharton, 39, robbed the U.S. Bank in the 3000 block of Gravois Avenue on Dec. 28, 2018, according to a press release from the United States Attorney Eastern District of Missouri.
Wharton pointed a loaded .45 caliber pistol at multiple bank employees and demanded money. He then got away with more than $2,000.
Officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department tried to stop Wharton as he was driving at speeds of more than 80 mph and didn't stop at traffic signals. Officials said he caused a three-car car.
He was eventually arrested and police recovered two loaded pistols and cash that was taken during the bank robbery.
Wharton caused damage to a bystander’s vehicle during the pursuit.
“Wharton deserves every day of this sentence. He terrorized bank employees by pointing a large firearm at them,” said United States Attorney Jeff Jensen. “He recklessly endangered innocent members of the community and law enforcement officers when he fled.”
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