Man sentenced for bank robbery

A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced Monday to 5.25 years in federal prison for robbing a bank in Prairie Village, Kansas, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.

Darrell Hunter, 51, Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kansas, to one count of bank robbery. He admitted that on Dec. 26, 2014, he robbed United Missouri Bank at 6900 Mission Road in Prairie Village

In his plea, Hunter admitted he entered the bank and asked for a deposit slip. He wrote on the slip, “This is a robbery I got a gun put the money in the bag.” He put the money in a duffel bag and left the bank.

Beall commended the FBI, the Prairie Village Police Department and Assistant U.S. Attorney Tris Hunt for their work on the case.