Crime & Safety

Atlanta Man Sentenced in Alpharetta Armed Robbery

Michael Winfield will spend 25 years in federal prison for robbing BB&T on North Point Parkway in February 2013.

An Atlanta man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for using a firearm while committing armed robbery.  

Michael Winfield will be heading to federal prison for robbing a BB&T branch on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta on Feb. 11, 2013, according to a press release from the office of U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates. 

He also robbed a Kroger Grocery Store on Feb. 4, 2013, in Smyrna and a Wells Fargo Bank on Feb. 19, 2013, in Tucker. 

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Winfield, 42, pleaded guilty on Dec. 4, 2013, to carrying a firearm during commission of a crime. He was arrested by the FBI after an anonymous tip came to the agency. They were able to confirm his identity using bank surveillance videos. 

“Winfield’s persistence in pursuing a life of crime is matched by law enforcement’s commitment to requiring him to face justice for those crimes,” Yates said in a news release. “The sentence imposed should serve as notice to others that if you choose to participate in violent crimes, you will be subject to severe penalties.”

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Winfield had already been convicted in a federal court of armed robbery, so a second federal conviction of carrying a firearm during the commission of a violent crime carries a 25-year mandatory minimum sentence.  

Along with the mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years that will be followed by 10 years of supervised release, Winfield was also ordered to pay $8,136 in restitution. 


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