Man pleads guilty to robbing banks in Abilene, Lubbock and Odessa
LUBBOCK, Texas — A Midland man pleaded guilty to robbing banks in Abilene, Lubbock and Odessa.
Kenneth Hoyd Seabourne, 58, robbed the First Abilene Federal Credit Union located at 1118 Pine Street on Sept. 29.
According to federal court documents, Seabourne slid a dark colored canvas bag, along with a handwritten note, to the teller.
The note, which appeared to be written on a torn, half sheet of notebook paper, "read something like I have a gun, give him all the money. not to (f**k) with him and no bait money."
The teller said Seabourne reached into his shirt, grabbed what appeared to be a gun and pointed it at her through his shirt.
He said he would kill her and to hurry up.
The teller put $8,900 in the bag and gave it to him.
Seabourne also requested the note.
The teller said Seabourne "seemed nervous; he was shaking and fumbling with the bag."
Surveillance video showed he took off in a white, 1995-97 Ford Explorer.
Bank robbery #1
The FBI said Seabourne also robbed a Prosperity Bank in Odessa on Sept. 3.
He gave the teller a bag and a note that said "All $ in the bag! I am armed. No dye packs or bait $. Don't (f**k) with me."
The teller put $5,032 in the bag and gave it to Seabourne.
Surveillance video showed him leave in a white Ford Explorer.
A few blocks from the bank. Seabourne was caught on camera throwing a rubber glove out the window.
Police recovered two rubber gloves and the shirt and tie he wore during the robbery.
The DPS crime lab in Lubbock matched DNA on the shirt to Seabourne's DNA.
Records show he owns a white, 1996 Ford Explorer.
Bank robbery #3
On Oct. 15, Seabourne robbed a Peoples Bank in Lubbock
He gave the teller a bag and a note that said "All $ in the bag! I am armed!! No dye packs or bait $. Don't (f**k) with me."
The teller put $5,140 in the bag.
Seabourne left in a white, Ford Explorer.
This time, he left the note behind.
Lubbock police matched a fingerprint on the note to Seabourne.
Seabourne was arrested Oct. 20 in Lubbock and indicted last week on three counts of bank robbery.
He faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 on each count.