A man with a long criminal record has been sentenced to over 16 years in federal prison for robbing a bank in Garland, Texas. Damon Johnson, 51, pleaded guilty in May 2025 to robbing the PNC Bank on North Glenbrook Drive on November 14, 2024. U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle handed down a sentence of 200 months.
According to court documents, Johnson entered the bank and took a customer hostage while she was at the teller station. He pointed a firearm at the teller and demanded money, leaving with $3,900 before fleeing on foot. Johnson was arrested shortly after his indictment in December 2024.
Johnson’s criminal history includes convictions for possession with intent to distribute cocaine—resulting in a prior sentence of more than ten years—as well as another ten-year sentence for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. At the time of the bank robbery, he was under federal supervised release for these offenses. During sentencing, Judge Boyle referenced Johnson’s previous convictions, including a 1991 Michigan state conviction for assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder that involved rape and arson.
U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould stated: “The swift actions of FBI Dallas Violent Crime Task Force agents took this violent repeat offender off the streets. We will continue to pursue lengthy federal prison sentences for those like him to deter these types of crime sprees and restore safety in the Northern District of Texas.”
FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock said: “The sentence received by the defendant is a result of the efforts of the Dallas Violent Crimes Task Force to hold accountable a felon with a violent criminal history. The FBI will continue to work alongside our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to fight violent crime in our communities across North Texas.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation Dallas Violent Crimes Task Force investigated this case, which was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Marissa Aulbaugh.
