Ricardo Lee, 48, and Troy Banks, 33, both pleaded guilty to robbing the Wachovia bank at 10th and High Streets March 11. The two men were arrested after stealing $12,000. At the Dec. 17 sentencing, Lee may receive life in prison with no possibility of parole and a $500,000 fine. Banks, the driver of the getaway car, faces a $125,000 fine and 12.5 years in prison.
-- Comp. by Whitney Garrison and Riley McDonald
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