An Ottawa man pled guilty to bank robbery on Thursday, September 28th. Forty one-year-old Marvin McWhorter, of Ottawa pled guilty to one count during a hearing, admitting he stole over $4,000 from a bank in Mound City, Missouri in late December of 2022. Court documents show McWhorter pulled a gun on a teller at the bank. He told the teller to give him all the money in his drawer. He ran out of the bank and got into a black Chevrolet Malibu with the word “Chevy” in block white lettering across the top of the windshield. Witnesses saw McWhorter drive away from the area.
Unfortunately for him, he only got 13 miles before breaking down. A passerby recognized the car wanted in connection to the robbery and contacted police, who contacted the tow driver and asked him to pull over. When he did, McWhorter tried to overpower the driver and take the truck. A passerby witnessed the scuffle and intervened, knocking McWhorter to the ground and restraining him until police arrived. They found the money in a cooler and ammunition in his car. He faces up to 20 years in prison without parole, when he is sentenced.
