Chubbuck man sentenced for bank robberies
Randy Ted Jordan, 45, of Chubbuck, Idaho, and Montana, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison for bank robberies committed in Idaho and Utah, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Jordan to pay $19,813 in restitution, and to serve three years of supervised release. Jordan pleaded guilty on May 28, 2015.
On July 26, 2014, Jordan entered the Idaho State University Credit Union at 4914 Yellowstone, Chubbuck, Idaho, and asked an employee how much money it took to open an account. He then left the bank. He returned moments later and said he wanted to open an account. He sat at the manager’s desk and then said he had forgotten to bring the money so he left the bank again. He returned several minutes later and walked behind the counter where the employees work. He lifted his shirt and displayed a handgun, which was tucked into his waistband. Jordan demanded the money from the drawers and two tellers removed the money from their drawers and gave it to the defendant. Jordan removed his gun from his waistband and took the tellers to a back room where he tied their hands with zip ties. He then left the bank.
Judge Winmill also considered bank robberies committed by Jordan in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, West Jordan, Utah and in Ogden, Utah in imposing sentence.
The case was investigated by the Chubbuck Police Department; Pocatello Police Department; Bannock County Sheriff’s Office; Idaho Falls Police Department Bomb Squad; Ogden, Utah, Police Department; West Jordan, Utah, Police Department; and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
