Covington, Ky. -U.S. District Court Judge David L. Bunning sentenced an Ohio man with no prior criminal record to 46 months in prison for robbing the Bank of Kentucky on two separate occasions.

Robert Pettit, 41, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was sentenced to 46 months in prison and 3 years supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $6,575.75 in restitution to the Bank of Kentucky. Pettit pled guilty on October 31, 2007 to robbing the Bank of Kentucky located on Ashwood Circle in Ft. Wright, Kentucky on July 6, 2006 and September 7, 2007. He was caught immediately after the September 7, 2007 robbery and the money taken in that robbery was recovered by the arresting officer. Pettit admitted to the commission of the July 6, 2006 robbery during a follow-up interview. Both robberies were committed by passing a threatening note to the bank teller.

The investigation of this matter was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Ft. Wright Police Department, and the Park Hills Police Department. The United States was represented by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony J. Bracke.

James A Zerhusen, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Tracy A. Reinhold, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, jointly made the announcement today after the sentencing.

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