OKLAHOMA CITY – JERRY RAY BROWN, 48, of Owasso, has been sentenced to serve 66 months in federal prison for attempted bank robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.According to public records, on March 28, 2025, Brown entered the First National Bank in Choctaw, Oklahoma, approached a teller window, and demanded access to the bank’s vault. The employee behind the counter was an off-duty police officer working security at the bank. The officer drew his firearm and confronted Brown, who raised his hands and fled the bank. Following an investigation, Brown was arrested on April 24, 2025.On May 20, 2025, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Brown with attempted bank robbery. Brown pleaded guilty on November 4, 2025, and admitted that he intentionally attempted to take money or property from the bank by means of intimidation.At a sentencing hearing on June 18, 2026, U.S. District Judge Timothy D. DeGiusti sentenced Brown to serve 66 months in federal prison. In announcing the sentence, Judge DeGiusti noted that Brown’s prior 51-month federal sentence for multiple bank robberies in 2020 had not deterred him from engaging in similar conduct. Public records show Brown was convicted of two bank robberies in the Northern District of Oklahoma in Case No. 20-CR-240.This case is the result of an investigation by the FBI Oklahoma City Field Office with assistance from Oklahoma City Police Department and Choctaw Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Daniel Gridley and Drew Davis and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (SAUSA) Laney Ellis prosecuted the case. SAUSA Ellis is an attorney with the City of Oklahoma City who is assigned to the U.S. Attorney’s Office as part of a partnership to enhance federal efforts to address and reduce violent crime within Oklahoma City.Reference is made to public filings for additional information.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice