Two men charged in string of KC bank, business robberies: Department of Justice
Two Kansas City men have been charged in connection with a series of bank and business robberies that occurred in 2024, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri announced Thursday.
Makih A. Hall, 21, and Lazaro Medina-Lopez, 29, allegedly robbed or attempted to rob banks, credit unions and businesses together in the Kansas City area between June 1 and June 14, 2024, the press release said.
A 5-page indictment alleges that on June 1, Hall and Medina-Lopez robbed a Kansas City Family Dollar and obtained a cash register using “actual and threatened force, violence, and fear of injury.” On June 4, they allegedly took approximately $7,000 from the Holy Rosary Credit Union by “force and violence or intimidation,” court documents say.
On June 7, Hall allegedly attempted to rob El Mercado Fresco in Kansas City before he and Medina-Lopez allegedly took more than $1,600 from Central Bank in Independence on June 12, according to court documents. Two days later, June 14, the indictment alleges Medina-Lopez attempted to rob the Holy Rosary Credit Union again.
Hall and Medina-Lopez face charges related to the Hobbs Act, which “prohibits actual or attempted robbery or extortion affecting interstate or foreign commerce,” according to the Department of Justice.
The two have been charged with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, aiding and abetting Hobbs Act robbery and two counts of aiding and abetting bank robbery. Court documents show Hall faces an individual charge of attempted Hobbs Act robbery and Medina-Lopez has been individually charged with one count of attempted bank robbery. All charges are class C felonies.
If found guilty, Hall and Medina-Lopez could each face up to 20 years in federal prison without parole on each count, as well as a $250,000 fine for each count.
An arraignment for Medina-Lopez is scheduled for July 23 in Kansas City. Hall has been incarcerated at the Jackson County Jail since mid-June 2024, according to jail records. He is currently placed on an additional FBI hold.
This story was originally published July 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM.
