United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of West Virginia
09/09/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/09/2025 05:48
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Wheeling Bank Robbery
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Wheeling Bank Robbery
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
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For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Frank L. Morrison, 59, of Braddock Hills, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for a Wheeling bank robbery.
Morrison walked into the United Bank in Elm Grove, taking $4,200 and fled on foot in September 2018. He discarded his mask and other items into a nearby dumpster. Investigators recovered the material and obtained DNA evidence from the mask that matched with Morrison.
Morrison has prior armed bank robbery, robbery, and access device fraud convictions.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Clayton Reid and Carly Nogay prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.
Investigative agencies include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the West Virginia State Police, and the Wheeling Police Department.
U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.
Updated September 9, 2025
Topic
Violent Crime
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern
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