A man accused of being one of the White Glove Bandits was sentenced Monday to nearly 17 years in federal prison.
Sheyenne Lee Parsons, 38, of Yuaipa was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James Selna to 201 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $34,656 in restitution to the banks and stores he ripped off, according to Thom Mrozek of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Parsons pleaded guilty in August to two counts of armed bank robbery and a count of using a gun in a violent crime. In his plea deal, Parsons admitted to robbing three banks and three retail stores. He was armed in all of the bank robberies and two of the store holdups.
Parsons robbed a Toys R Us in Redlands as a father and his 7-year-old son walked in, Mrozek said. When employees had trouble opening the cash register, Parsons and the other robbers grabbed the whole register and fled, Mrozek said.
The robberies ranged from April 14, 2015, to July 21, 2015. Parsons robbed bank branches in Palm Desert, Irvine and Banning as well as a Boot Barn store in Upland and a David’s Bridal in Ontario, Mrozek said.
In a takeover-style stickup at a Wells Fargo branch in Irvine on June 11, 2015, the robbers made off with $20,000 from the tellers, Mrozek said.
Parsons was convicted in Los Angeles County Superior Court of robbing a U.S. Bank branch in Culver City on April 30, 2015, and is serving five years for that, Mrozek said. He wore white gloves during that holdup, prompting the nickname.
The federal sentence will run concurrent with the state court punishment, Mrozek said.
Two other men charged with the White Glove Bandits spree are pending trial, Mrozek said.