Sioux City, Iowa — A Sanborn man has pleaded guilty in federal court following the robbery of a bank in Sanborn back in January.
According to a criminal complaint filed with the O’Brien County Clerk of Court’s Office by the county sheriff’s office, 40-year-old Del Martinnez Evans of Sanborn is accused of robbing the Sanborn Savings Bank on January 22nd, 2024. He was arrested the same day.
In his statements, the deputy says Evans walked into the Sanborn Savings Bank and approached a bank teller. He is accused of handing the teller a note demanding money. The deputy says the teller was “placed in fear” and handed Evans an undetermined amount of cash, which later was found to have been $5308.
Evans was charged with second-degree robbery and second-degree theft, a class C, and a class D felony, respectively, to which he pleaded not guilty in February. That case was dismissed in favor of a federal case in which he was charged with bank robbery by force or violence.
Evans faces up to 20 years in prison – no sentencing date has been set. There is no parole in the federal system.
