Hall County Man Sentenced For Robbing Bank at Gunpoint

GAINESVILLE, GA — A Hall County man has been sentenced to eight years and eight months in federal prison for robbing the Homer, Georgia, branch of the Habersham Federal Credit Union at gunpoint.

Mitchell Logan Reeves, 24, of Gainesville, was convicted of the crime, which happend on July 30, 2015.

"Reeves pointed a fully loaded firearm at the face of a credit union teller and demanded all the money that was in her teller drawer," said U. S. Attorney John Horn. "Outstanding deputies from the Banks County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation quickly apprehended Reeves and recovered the money that he stole. We hope this sentence restores the sense of safety to the bank employees and members of the community."

According to prosecutors, the charges and other information presented in court, Reeves entered the Homer branch of the Habersham Federal Credit Union wearing a black mask and tan hat.

He walked up to the lone teller working in the branch at the time, pointed a firearm directly at her face, and demanded that she give him all the money in her teller drawer. The teller gave Reeves $1,729. After receiving the money, Reeves fled.

Witnesses observed Reeves run into a wooded area near the credit union office. Banks County Sheriff’s Office deputies set up a perimeter around the wooded area and Reeves was arrested within a short time.

In the wooded area, law enforcement officers located the black mask, tan hat, and other clothing Reeves wore during the robbery, as well as a fully loaded Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun and the $1,729 taken during the robbery.

Reeves was sentenced to eight years, eight months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty on March 29, 2016, to charges that he robbed the credit union and that he used a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence.

The case was investigated by the Banks County Sheriff's Office, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney William L. McKinnon, Jr. prosecuted the case.

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