Third Defendant from Texas Sentenced for Prattville ATM Robbery

United States Attorney Thomas Govan announced today that a third defendant has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in the robbery of an ATM at a credit union in Prattville, Alabama.

On June 17, 2026, Dominique Jeremiah Pearson, 34, of Spring, Texas, was sentenced to 77 months in prison after pleading guilty to bank robbery. Upon completion of his prison term, Pearson will serve three years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

Pearson's co-defendants, Onarri Bond, 27, of Cedar Hill, Texas, and Xavier Rashad Ross, 35, of Houston, Texas, previously pleaded guilty to the same charge. In February 2026, Bond was sentenced to 52 months in prison. In March 2026, Ross received a 72-month sentence, to run concurrently with a previously imposed sentence for an earlier bank robbery conviction.

According to court documents and statements made during the plea hearings, on December 13, 2024, Pearson, Bond, and Ross approached a credit union ATM in Prattville while it was being serviced by technicians. The defendants used force to overpower the technicians, removed cash cassettes containing approximately $179,234, and fled. During the robbery, one technician was struck by a cassette as it was forcibly removed, and another technician was shoved by one of the defendants. Investigators later identified Pearson, Bond, and Ross as the perpetrators, leading to federal charges.

In addition to the prison sentences, the court ordered the three defendants to forfeit the proceeds stolen from the credit union.

This case was investigated by Federal Bureau Investigation, the Prattville Police Department, and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Assistant United States Attorneys Tara S. Ratz and Joel Feil prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.