According to court documents, SAPD officers saw robbery unfold.
SAN ANTONIO — Four men accused in a bold, mid-morning ATM robbery on San Antonio’s North Side are now facing federal charges, according to newly filed court documents.
KENS 5 first broke this story last Thursday—just hours after the men were taken into custody. New federal court records detail how SAPD officers spotted the robbery in progress and tracked the suspects across the city.
According to federal documents, SAPD officers were near the intersection of I-10 and Wurzbach around 11 a.m. last Thursday when they saw three masked men jump out of a gray BMW and surround a Wells Fargo ATM technician who was servicing the machine.
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Investigators say one of the suspects, Jack Bledsoe, pepper-sprayed the technician as the other two men—Lavontray Simmons and Amari Wolford—grabbed the cash cassettes from the open ATM. In total, the trio made off with more than $29,000 in cash.
Police say the men took off as officers followed close behind. During the chase, the suspects ditched the BMW and jumped into a second vehicle driven by a 17-year-old, Quinton Graham, who investigators say acted as the getaway driver.
Officers continued tracking the group to a far West Side neighborhood, where the suspects ran into a home believed to be Simmons’ residence.
SAPD SWAT was called in, and all four men eventually surrendered.
Inside the home, investigators say they found Simmons’ jail ID card and a gun hidden inside a shoebox. Another gun was recovered from a trash can outside—along with Bledsoe’s identification.
Court records also reveal Simmons was already wanted on a separate charge. DPS officials say he led troopers on a high-speed chase the week before, reaching speeds over 100 miles per hour.
Three of the suspects—Simmons, Bledsoe, and Wolford—are now facing federal bank robbery charges because Wells Fargo is a federally insured institution.
If convicted, each could face up to 20 years in federal prison and $250,000 in fines.
The alleged getaway driver, Graham, is facing a state robbery charge