Hillsboro man to serve 20 years for Arkansas bank robbery
CONWAY, Arkansas - A Hillsboro man arrested for his alleged involvement in an Arkansas bank robbery has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Eric Kennedy, 34, of Hillsboro, pleaded guilty to charges from that incident, according to an April 16 article in The Log Cabin Democrat in Conway, Arkansas.
The newspaper reported that, according to Faulkner County Prosecuting Attorney Cody Hiland, Kennedy, "will serve 20 years after pleading guilty to a robbery that took place in June 2010. Kennedy robbed the bank and took $4,000."
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The Highland County Press reported in June 2010 that Detectives in Conway, Arkansas "arrested Eric Kennedy of Hillsboro, Ohio, at a hotel about 10 a.m. Kennedy remained at the Faulker County jail without bond on counts including aggravated robbery and theft of property. Officers said they recognized Kennedy from surveillance photos released from Monday’s robbery of the Centennial Bank," according to the AP.
Highland County Sheriff Ron Ward told The Highland County Press in June 2010 that records did not indicate Kennedy has a criminal history in Highland County. Kennedy's name could not be found in a search on the Hillsboro Municipal Court website.
"Police said a man entered the (Arkansas) bank about 4:30 p.m. and gave a teller a note indicating he had a weapon and wanted money. After he was given some cash, the man left the bank," according to the AP.