Fremont man sentenced for bank robbery

A Fremont man was sentenced Friday in federal court in Omaha for his role in a 2019 robbery at First State Bank. 
 
Anthony Wayne Hall, 65, was sentenced to life imprisonment by United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter Jr. The sentence was handed out under the federal “three strikes” law. 
 
The evidence at trial showed that on Nov. 21, 2019, Hall, armed with a realistic-looking replica revolver, robbed First State Bank in Fremont. Hall left town with about $10,000 in cash after walking one bank employee to his vehicle under threat of being shot.
 
One day later, police officers in Saint Joseph, Missouri, attempted to stop Hall’s blue Chevrolet Camaro, but Hall fled before crashing into a pole. Hall fled on foot and could not be located. He then purchased a white Chevrolet Impala. 
 
On Nov. 30, 2019, the Missouri State Highway Patrol attempted to stop the Impala after noticing that the plates did not match the vehicle. A high-speed pursuit ensued before the Impala crashed into a tree. Hall again fled on foot.
 
Law enforcement located replica firearms, knives and other items near the crash scene. On Dec. 1, 2019, a trooper encountered Hall at a nearby gas station and Hall indicated that he was the driver who had fled the night before. Among the cash found on Hall’s person were five bills known to have been taken in the bank robbery. 
 
Hall, who had moved to Fremont from Indiana about two months prior to the robbery, has previously been convicted of murder, rape and seven prior bank robberies. Hall had been released from prison on his prior convictions in 2018. 
 
“Anthy Hall’s career of committing violent crimes ended today,” FBI Omaha Special Agent in Charge Eugene Kowel said. “A mandatory life sentence means he will no longer be free to rob and menace our community. The FBI will always work with our law enforcement partners to hold violent criminals like Hall accountable for their actions.”