A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty on Friday to armed robbery of a bank in Whiteford, Md., while on supervised release for a previous bank robbery conviction.
Jesse Allen Burney, 34, was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for charged related to armed bank robbery in January 2005 and was released on May 30, 2014.
Burney entered the bank in Whiteford on April 27, 2015 while on release for the previous conviction, according to his plea agreement. He wore a tactical vest, motorcycle helmet and backpack, which contained a loaded AK-47 with a sock over the barrel.
He pointed a taser at bank tellers and demanded $100,000, warning he would begin shooting if the bank safe was not opened in 15 seconds, officials said. Burney took $97,237 from the bank and told employees he would return to shoot them if he saw police.
He left the bank on a dirt bike, then drove an SUV into a farm field in Lower Chanceford Township, Pennsylvania, about 10 miles from the Maryland bank.
Burney fled to the woods, where a Pennsylvania State Trooper found him. Law enforcement tracked Burney using a GPS device in the stolen money, officials said.
The backpack Burney wore contained an AK-47 with a loaded 30-round magazine and an additional loaded magazine.
He told investigators he owed $100,000 in restitution for his prior conviction.
Burney will be sentenced to 252 months in prison, if the court accepts the plea agreement. Sentencing is scheduled for September 2.