Guilty Plea in Bank Heist

TYLER – A 61-year-old Smith County man, formerly of Searcy, Arkansas, has pleaded guilty in Tyler to federal bank robbery charges. Eddie Ray Myers entered his plea Tuesday. According to information presented in court, on July 14, Myers robbed a BBVA Compass Bank branch on South Broadway in Tyler. Myers entered the bank and passed a note to the teller stating, “No alarms – no dye packs, I have a gun – smile.” He then fled the bank with U.S. currency. A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Aug. 4, charging Myers with bank robbery. Myers faces up to 20 years in federal prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set.