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Jury convicts man on federal charges for robbing 3 banks in Gurnee, other cities with AK-47-style rifle

Avatar photoby Sam BorciaPublished March 20, 2023 4:33 PM

A man faces up to life in prison after a jury convicted him on federal charges for robbing three banks, including one in Gurnee, with an AK-47 rifle, prosecutors said. James D. Williams, 46, of Bartlett, was found guilty of three counts of bank robbery, three counts of using a firearm during a crime of […]

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Duo arrested for robbing Gurnee bank with AK-47

Avatar photoby Sam BorciaPublished July 6, 2018 11:01 AM

A Bartlett man and woman have been indicted on federal charges for robbing banks in Gurnee, Aurora and Ottawa in May using a stolen AK-47. James D. Williams, 41, and Alexis T. Handelman, 21, both from Bartlett, Illinois, were indicted on federal charges in U.S. District Court by a grand jury in June. Williams was […]

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