Century Woman, Bank Teller Guilty In $255,000 Bank Robbery

October 25, 2012

A Century woman has been convicted of the quarter million dollar robbery of the Bank of  Brewton in February that was carried out with the help of a bank teller.

Robin Ann Godwin, 43, entered a guilty plea in federal court to bank robbery. She faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine when she is sentenced early next year.

According to federal court documents, Godwin formulated a plan with bank teller Pamela Steele to rob the Bank of Brewton.  On February 17, 2012, Godwin entered the Bank of Brewton wearing a blue poncho, a grey fedora, large sunglasses, black face paint, a black Afro wig and body padding. Godwin asked Steele about renting a safe deposit box, and Steele took Godwin into the bank vault.

Once inside the vault, Godwin pulled a large bag out from underneath her poncho and demanded that it be filled with cash. Steele then filled the bag with approximately $255,000 in cash, federal documents state. Steele did not put any bait bills or dye packs in the bag along with the cash. Godwin then fled the bank with the bag full of money.

Godwin was taken into custody April 12 as the FBI raided a small travel trailer located in a campground at 1300 Liahona Trail in Bluff Springs.

“We are executing a search warrant related to a recent bank robbery in Brewton,” James Stewart, a FBI supervisory senior resident agent, told NorthEscambia.com as agents worked to complete their operation.

Nearly a dozen FBI agents from field offices in Mobile and Pensacola spent a couple of hours searching the travel trailer in Bluff Springs Thursday night. Multiple containers of evidence, reportedly including at least part of the $255,000 — were removed by agents and placed into the back of a SUV. Some of the federal agents were  wearing shirts identifying them as members of a “FBI Evidence Response Team”. Working undercover, they would not allow their photographs to be taken, by a NorthEscambia.com photographer.

Campground residents were inside neighboring travel trailers as FBI agents finished executing the search warrant.  Even a couple of hours after federal agents arrived at the campground, some of the neighbors could be seen periodically peeking out of their doors and windows at the travel trailer in “Lot 2″, with it’s patio crowded with lawn chairs and outdoor decorations. Pink flamingo lawn ornaments and potted plants surrounded the patio — nothing making it look out of place for the quiet area just a few feet from the Escambia River.

Bank teller Pamela Steele previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy for her part in the robbery. She faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine when sentenced next month.

Pictured bottom inset and below: FBI agents executed a search warrant related to a Brewton bank robbery at this travel trailer on Bluff Springs Road south of Century in April. FBI agents, who were just off camera, would not allow their photographs to be taken. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

7 Responses to “Century Woman, Bank Teller Guilty In $255,000 Bank Robbery”

  1. Patrick on October 26th, 2012 12:10 pm

    Really??? I mean really?! The people that work with Pamela must be the REAL idiots, how can you NOTautomatically spot something suspicious with a woman in a FEDORA and face PAINTED BLACK! Look at these pictures….. This could have been prevented obviously.

  2. Rick on October 26th, 2012 7:36 am

    To Don;– You’re kidding, aren’t you?

  3. don on October 25th, 2012 11:00 pm

    If she gets to keep the money after the ten years served
    she will have enough to pay the fine easily…

  4. HannaMaree. on October 25th, 2012 11:38 am

    Ummm this is So Funny, But On another hand she disguised her self very well. its like hilarious though! It Looks Like Another Tyler Perry Movies Hahah!!

  5. bleeding blue and orange on October 25th, 2012 11:21 am

    My guess would be that they leaned on this teller pretty hard to get the info . Pretty obvious she would be in on it. How the heck would someone not hit the alarm button as soon as someone dressed like THAT as soon as they entered lol. Didn’t look like any get up I have ever seen before.

  6. fred on October 25th, 2012 9:58 am

    Where was bank security? I thought they didn’t allow sunglasses and floppy hats in the bank just because of robberies. She shouldn’t have gotten past the door in that getup.

  7. chris1 on October 25th, 2012 7:27 am

    Photo of Steele?
    BTW, Don’t steal. The govt. hates competition.

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