Tawain Tamesh Spence (LCDC)

LUBBOCK, Texas — Lubbock man Tawain Tamesh Spence, also known as “Blacc,” pled guilty on Thursday, May 21, to a federal charge of Aggravated Bank Robbery.

According to a factual resume obtained by EverythingLubbock.com, on September 30, 2025, at approximately 12:06 p.m., the Lubbock Police Department responded to a report of an armed bank robbery at Happy State Bank in the 4400 block of 19th Street.


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Court documents stated that LPD detectives and a special agent with the FBI investigated the robbery, identifying Otis Roy Williams as a potential suspect. Williams was taken into custody at a hotel in Lubbock, while investigators subsequently learned that Tawain Tamesh Spence aided and abetted Williams in the planning and execution of the robbery.

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According to federal court documents, investigators received information that Spence drove Williams to the area of the robbery, provided Williams with the handgun that was used in the robbery and took a portion of the money stolen.

On October 13, 2025, officers with LPD and members of the Lubbock Texas Anti-Gang Unit conducted surveillance on a location known to be frequented by Spence. During the surveillance, officers began following a vehicle that was leaving the location. Officers stopped the vehicle for a traffic violation and contacted Spence, who was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle.


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Spence was arrested for an outstanding warrant. Officers searched the vehicle and found a firearm that was believed to be the same one used by Williams during the robbery, as well as multiple bags of suspected methamphetamine, court documents said.

Spence was transported to the Lubbock County Detention Center, eventually admitting that he picked up Williams, dropped Williams off near the bank, gave Williams the firearm, but denied knowing that Williams planned to rob the bank. Based on Spence’s admissions and text messages located in Spence’s phone, investigators believed that Spence knowingly participated in the bank robbery.

Spence currently awaits sentencing and faces a maximum of 25 years of prison and a maximum of $250,000 fine.