A St. Louis man, Isaac Perry, age 39, has pleaded guilty to committing bank robbery and making an attempt to rob the same bank again three months later, as per an announcement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Perry entered the establishment on Loughborough Avenue back on June 25, 2024, where he presented a bank employee with a note demanding "$10,000 in cash if not it aint gone end good please," – curiously underlining his request with a heart drawn around the word "please"; however, the first endeavor only netted him $340, according to details obtained by the Department of Justice.
On October 3, the same year, Perry made an ill-fated second attempt, delivering yet another note, this one reading, "This is a stick up I need you to give me 6,000 dollars in all hundreds in make it quick," once more accompanied by a heart, when this time, an employee confronted Perry, informing him of an activated alarm and impending police arrival, leading Perry to flee before any money could be taken, said the Department of Justice.
The subsequent investigation resulted in Perry's identification through surveillance photos released to the public and contributions by both the FBI and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department culminated in Perry's guilty plea, Perry faces a potential maximum sentence for each charge of 20 years in prison along with a fine up to $250,000 or a combination of both, with sentencing set for July 29 as the court documents show; Assistant U.S. Attorney Nichole Frankenberg is assigned to prosecute the case, which is a part of Project Safe Neighborhoods – a program established to federate law enforcement agencies at all levels with community engagement toward the end goal of diminished violent crime and gun violence for the collective security of neighborhoods.
