Odenton, Rockville Bank Robbers Sentenced to Prison

ODENTON, MD — Two armed men who robbed banks in Odenton and Rockville -- but were captured when police shut down Interstate 270 to capture them -- have been sentenced to prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.

Michael Anthony Heard, 41, of Washington, D.C., and Earl Michael Kenney, 56, of Capitol Heights, were senteneced to 181 months in prison and 147 months in prison, respectively, each followed by five years of supervised release, for bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.

According to their plea agreement, on Dec. 30, 2013, Heard, Kenney and a co-conspirator entered the Old Line Bank on Annapolis Road in Odenton. They each pointed handguns at bank employees and customers, demanded money and fled with $52,751.

On March 11, 2014, Heard and Kenney wore masks as they entered the Wells Fargo Bank on King Farm Boulevard in Rockville carrying handguns. Heard stood watch within the bank and ordered customers and employees to get on the floor. Kenney approached the counter, pointed a handgun at a customer and two tellers and demanded money.

Heard and Kenney fled the bank with $12,898, as well as a concealed GPS tracking device placed in the money by a bank teller.

About 45 minutes later, law enforcement found Heard, Kenny and a third individual in an SUV on I-270. Law enforcement had shut down the highway in order to find and arrest the robbers.

Officers seized $7,050 from Kenney, hidden in his socks. Law enforcement also recovered a loaded .357 revolver, a loaded H&R Inc. Model 949 handgun, ammunition, a black handgun holster, black gloves, two balaclavas, clothing, and a black mesh bag containing $5,789 in cash from the vehicle.