Crime

Olathe man is sentenced for Weston bank robbery

Marcus Aurellius Moon of Olathe was sentenced to 11 years and three months in federal prison for the armed robbery of the Bank of Weston last year.
Marcus Aurellius Moon of Olathe was sentenced to 11 years and three months in federal prison for the armed robbery of the Bank of Weston last year.

An Olathe man was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years and three months in federal prison for the armed robbery of a Weston bank last year.

Marcus Aurellius Moon, 30, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, where he previously pleaded guilty to using a 9 mm handgun to hold up the Bank of Weston on Oct. 22, 2014.

After the robbery, he was arrested by police in Atchison, Kan., after a car chase in which several police vehicles were damaged. Police recovered the gun, a mask and a large amount of cash in Moon’s car.

Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc

This story was originally published December 15, 2015 at 10:26 AM with the headline "Olathe man is sentenced for Weston bank robbery."

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