(Sioux City)– A man who robbed the Iowa State Bank in Sheldon, Iowa, was sentenced Tuesday to 8 years in federal prison. 38-year-old Leon Sutton of Chicago received the prison term after a May 17, 2023, guilty plea to bank robbery.
Evidence showed that on June 3, 2021, Sutton entered the bank at approximately 12:00 p.m., armed with a handgun, and demanded money. Sutton was seen on video surveillance in a recently purchased car with no plates, canvasing the area. Sutton even entered the bank twice in the morning before the robbery. Sheldon officers were able to locate the previous owner of the car and traced it to Sutton, who after the robbery, fled to the Chicago area where he was apprehended.
Sutton must also serve a 3-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Sutton is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
