Overview
- Dominique Marquis Childress, 29, pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act robbery and was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan to 57 months on December 15, 2025.
- Justin Williams, 26, pleaded guilty to bank theft, received a 57‑month sentence from Judge Jordan, and was ordered to pay $112,212 in restitution.
- Court filings describe a May–June 2023 spree in which storefront glass was smashed with a sledgehammer and stolen vehicles were used to drag ATMs from convenience stores.
- From June 2020 to June 2024, “hook and chain” burglaries used stolen trucks to rip ATM doors or machines, with targets including banks in Prosper, Frisco, and Pottsboro.
- Investigations involved the FBI and numerous North Texas police departments, and both cases were prosecuted in the Eastern District of Texas by Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Johnson.