West Side Bank Robber Who Made Bomb Threat Gets 8 Years In Prison

CHICAGO, IL — A bank robber has been sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison after threatening to bomb a West Side PNC branch in 2016, the FBI said. The man also held up two other banks, the FBI said. Cayetano Williams, 58, pleaded guilty to all three counts of robbery in 2017, according to federal court records.

Last year, Williams was charged with holding up a PNC branch at 3337 W. North Ave. in 2016. He told a bank employee he would bomb the bank if the teller called for help, according to a federal court document.

Williams was also charged with a holding up a Huntington Bank branch at 4012 N. Pulaski Rd., and a Byline Bank branch at 2201 W. Cermak Road in 2017, the FBI said.

Williams was sentenced to 102 months in prison March 15. His sentence includes three years of supervised release, a required payment of $3,337.96 in restitution and a $200 assessment.

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