LOS ANGELES — An Inglewood man — who last year was granted compassionate release after serving 26 years in federal prison for armed robberies of armed couriers — remains behind bars today after being indicted for allegedly robbing a Brinks courier at gunpoint in a Westchester bank parking lot.
Markham Bond, 60, was charged Tuesday in a three-count indictment with interference with commerce by robbery, using a firearm during a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Bond’s arraignment is scheduled for Monday in Los Angeles federal court.
According to the indictment, Bond stole nearly $145,000 in cash from a Brinks armored carrier outside a bank branch in the Westchester neighborhood on Aug. 18. Prosecutors said the vehicle was parked in the bank parking lot, and one of the couriers got out with a blue duffel bag on a rolling cart that contained the cash. Bond allegedly approached the driver, pointed a handgun at him and said, “I got you, bro” and “Don’t try nothing.”
The courier dropped the bag, and Bond allegedly ordered him to get on the ground, after which he grabbed the bag and left, according to court documents.
On Aug. 27, police spotted the suspect’s car — a Chevrolet Tahoe with distinctive rims and damage to a rear window. While searching the vehicle, police seized a blue Brinks duffel bag and a black baseball cap with a Raiders NFL logo that was seen on surveillance footage of the robbery, federal prosecutors said.
Bond was arrested Nov. 22, and police seized at his residence a .40-caliber pistol containing 10 rounds of ammunition, a maroon-colored long-sleeve shirt similar in appearance to one used in the Aug. 18 robbery, and crumpled cash totaling $9,005 that was located inside multiple plastic bags hidden inside a mini-refrigerator, the indictment alleges.
Bond has multiple felony convictions dating from 1985 and 1995 for Hobbs Act robbery,…
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