'I'll kill you all': Mass. man who threatened shootings at 3 banks during robberies pleads guilty
A Chelsea man pleaded guilty to three armed bank robberies where he threatened to shoot people during each robbery last year, United States Attorney Leah Foley's office said Tuesday.
Keywan Kelly, 30, pleaded guilty to three counts of armed bank robbery on Monday, Foley's office said in a statement. U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel Gorton scheduled Kelly's sentencing for Nov. 12. Kelly was previously arrested in August 2024 and indicted in September 2024.
At around 11:52 a.m. on July 1, 2024, Kelly walked inside a Bank of America in Weymouth, donned in gloves and a medical mask, Foley's office said. He walked up to a bank teller at a window and gave a handwritten note that demanded the teller give him $20,000.
Kelly made several verbal threats, including "Run that [expletive] before I blow this place up" and "I'll kill you all," the statement read.
Kelly pointed a gun at the teller, who handed him $15,000, Foley's office said. Kelly demanded more and the teller gave him between $4,000 and $5,000 before he ran off.
Over two weeks later, on July 16, 2024, at around 1:41 p.m., Kelly walked into a Rockland Trust in Jamaica Plain while wearing a black balaclava-style mask, black clothing and white latex gloves, Foley's office said. He walked to the bank teller and handed a note.
"I need 20K no DyPacks I have 4 bombs I'll Kill everyone make quick," the note read as Kelly showed a gun, Foley's office said. After he received $2,480 in cash from the teller, he ran off.
Days later, on July 26, 2024, at around 10:09 a.m., Kelly walked into another Rockland Trust bank, this time in Hyde Park, Foley's office said. He wore a black balaclava-style mask and gloves again and handed a note to the teller that said they were being robbed and they need to "give me cash," while he pointed his gun at the teller.
Kelly demanded $20,000 after he threatened to "shoot," the statement read. He received $3,000 in cash, took back the note and ran off.
Video surveillance and fingerprints found on a getaway car after the Weymouth robbery identified Kelly for investigators, Foley's office said. Investigators also detected cell phone location data from Kelly's phone in the proximity of each of the three banks around the time of the respective robberies.
The charge of armed bank robbery provides for a sentence of up to 25 years in prison, up to five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $ 250,000.
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