Dallas Man Sentenced for Jacksonville Bank Burglary

TYLER – A 33-year-old Dallas man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison for burglarizing a Jacksonville bank. Calvin Lee Browning pleaded guilty on Aug. 23, 2016, to bank burglary and was sentenced by U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Catharina Haynes. Browning was also ordered to pay restitution of $58,376.75. Authorities say on Feb. 9, 2016, Browning and three others broke into the Jacksonville branch of Austin Bank early in the morning before the bank had opened for business. Three of the individuals were dropped off at the bank while the other waited nearby with a getaway car.

After disabling the bank’s surveillance cameras and security system, the defendants reportedly stole more than $30,000 from the bank’s automated teller machine cash drawers. They then allegedly left the bank, returned to the getaway car, and left the area. A local patrol unit attempted a traffic stop and a high speed chase ensued. During the chase, all four men bailed out of the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot, according to authorities. One individual was apprehended at the scene and the others were arrested later.