Bank Robber Gets 77 Months in Prison

Shane Mitchell, 32, of Manchester, was sentenced in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire on one count of bank robbery, Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith announced in a press statement on Nov. 25, 2015.

The Court imposed a term of 77 months imprisonment, three years of supervised release and full restitution to the victim bank.

Mitchell walked into a TD Bank in Manchester, on March 7, 2015 and handed the teller a note demanding money.

The note, written in pencil on blue-lined paper stated something to the effect of, “Put the cash in the bag and no yelling or screaming. I have a weapon if anyone wants to live.”

Mitchell made off with $600 in stolen funds. That same day, police traced Mitchell to a nearby apartment building where the stolen money and distinctive items of clothing worn during the robbery were found. Police also recovered a pencil and blue-lined notepad consistent with the demand note.

This case was investigated by the Manchester Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Georgiana Konesky.

Mitchell, a registered sex offender who was convicted of three counts of sexual assault in 2006, was arrested and charged.

According to the state of New Hampshire, Mitchell has a lengthy criminal history dating back to 2000 when he was arrested and convicted of drug possession. On top of the sexual assault and drug charges, he’s been convicted of theft, reckless conduct, trespassing, duty to report, threatening, as well as other charges.