NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Newport News man pleaded guilty today to robbing a Wells Fargo Bank in Newport News.
According to court documents, on Nov. 18, 2016, Carl E. Knightor, 33, went into a Wells Fargo Bank in Newport News with his face covered and demanded money from a bank teller. After the teller gave Knightor money, he stated that it was not enough, and the teller handed him more money from a second drawer. Knightnor fled the bank with a total of $5,368 and got into a taxi. The money Knightnor stole contained a GPS tracker, and law enforcement tracked the signal. Knightor was apprehended minutes later in the back seat of a taxi with the money from the bank robbery.
Knightnor, who has seven prior felony convictions, including possession of a sawed off shotgun and grand larceny, pleaded guilty to bank robbery and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison when sentenced on February 26, 2018. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
