Bank Robbery Sentencing

Developing StoryLast updated APR 24
SUMMARY

Clement Leach, 54, was sentenced on July 2, 2025, to 80 months imprisonment for a bank robbery that occurred on March 2, 2020. As of April 24, 2026, Leach also received three years of supervised release, a $100 mandatory special assessment fee, and was ordered to pay $920 in restitution. In related news, Herbert Davis, 50, was sentenced to 45 years in prison on July 3, 2025, for a 2023 bank robbery in Slidell, while Juan K. Simpson was sentenced in December 2025 for an attempted bank robbery. Byron Watson, a suspected bank robber, was arrested in November 2025 after a SWAT standoff in Hollygrove following a Fidelity Bank robbery in Slidell.

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April 2026 1 developments

  1. Clement Leach, 54, was sentenced on July 2, 2025, to 80 months imprisonment for a bank robbery that occurred on March 2, 2020.

    Clement Leach, 54, was sentenced on July 2, 2025, to 80 months imprisonment for a bank robbery that occurred on March 2, 2020. He received three years of supervised release, a $100 mandatory special assessment fee, and was ordered to pay $920 in restitution.

December 2025 1 developments

  1. Juan K. Simpson was sentenced in December 2025 for attempting to rob a Capital One bank using a note…

    Juan K. Simpson was sentenced in December 2025 for attempting to rob a Capital One bank using a note that read, "Can I borrow 2K. this is a robbery." He pleaded guilty on April 8, 2025, with sentencing initially scheduled for July 8, 2025.

November 2025 1 developments

  1. Byron Watson, a suspected bank robber, was arrested in November 2025 after a SWAT standoff in Hollygrove.

    Byron Watson, a suspected bank robber, was arrested in November 2025 after a SWAT standoff in Hollygrove. Watson is believed to have robbed a Fidelity Bank in Slidell the previous week.

July 2025 1 developments

  1. Herbert Davis, 50, was sentenced to 45 years in prison on July 3, 2025, after pleading guilty to robbing a bank on Gause Boulevard in Slidell in 2023.

    Herbert Davis, 50, was sentenced to 45 years in prison on July 3, 2025, after pleading guilty to robbing a bank on Gause Boulevard in Slidell in 2023. Davis had initially denied involvement but later confessed to the crime.

December 2024 1 developments

  1. Juan K. Simpson has been indicted on felony charges for a bank robbery that took place on November 2…

    Juan K. Simpson has been indicted on felony charges for a bank robbery that took place on November 25, 2024. He faces a potential sentence of up to 20 years if convicted.