{"id":407307,"date":"2026-09-22T16:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/407307\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T16:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:04:09","slug":"tallahassee-man-pleads-guilty-to-region-banks-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/407307\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee man pleads guilty to Region Banks robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A Tallahassee man has pleaded guilty to bank robbery in relation to a robbery that occurred at a Regions Bank back in June, according to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Northern District of Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">James Bryant pleaded guilty to a single count of bank robbery in connection to the incident that occurred on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/06\/25\/man-accused-tallahassee-bank-robbery-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/06\/25\/man-accused-tallahassee-bank-robbery-arrested\/\"> June 22 at Regions Bank<\/a> located on North Monroe Street.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"James Bryant\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/KYZC72RWYBG5LFREFP4KBEBPXU.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>James Bryant(Leon County Jail)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The plea comes just three months after the 54-year-old entered the bank and handed a teller a note demanding money. Bryant left the bank with over $3,000 in cash, according to Tallahassee Police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Court documents revealed that he repeatedly told the teller not to look at him during the incident. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More on crime in our area<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The teller told authorities that Bryant did not say he had a weapon, but held a bag \u201cclose to his body in a manner that made [the teller] believe the suspect was possibly concealing a weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">At the time of his arrest, the Tallahassee man had over $900 in cash on him and \u201cadditional evidence connected to the robbery,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">An additional arrest was made in connection to the robbery, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/06\/23\/charges-dropped-against-suspected-driver-tallahassee-bank-robbery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/06\/23\/charges-dropped-against-suspected-driver-tallahassee-bank-robbery\/\">charges have since been dropped<\/a> against a man who was suspected of being the driver in the incident. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Bryant faces up to 20 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He\u2019s scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/09\/22\/tallahassee-man-pleads-guilty-region-banks-robbery\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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