Armed Bank Robber Is Sentenced To More Than 11 Years
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. sentenced Franklin Earl Lawrence, Jr., 50, of Gastonia, N.C., to 141 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for bank robbery and firearms offenses, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Robert M. DeWitt, SpecialCHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. sentenced Franklin Earl Lawrence, Jr., 50, of Gastonia, N.C., to 141 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for bank robbery and firearms offenses, announced Dena ...