[StBernard] FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTS METAIRIE MAN ON BANK ROBBERY CHARGES

[Westley Annis]

FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTS METAIRIE MAN ON BANK ROBBERY CHARGES 
 
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - LATHANIEL MYLES, age 66, a resident of Metairie,
Louisiana, was charged in a one-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury for
bank robbery, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten. 

According to court documents, at approximately 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday,
September 19, 2007, the Capital One Bank located in the 6300 block of
Airline Drive in Metairie, Louisiana, was robbed by a lone male.   Based on
information developed during the investigation, Special Agents of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and members of the Jefferson Parish
Sheriff's Office located and arrested MYLES. 

If convicted, MYLES faces a maximum term of imprisonment of twenty (20)
years, a maximum fine of the greater of $250,000 or twice the gross loss to
any victim or twice the gross gain to the defendant, and up to three (3)
years of supervised release following any term of imprisonment. 

U. S. Attorney Letten reiterated that the indictment is merely a charge and
that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. 

The case was investigated by both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.   The case is being prosecuted by
Assistant U. S. Attorney Christopher Cox of the Violent Crime Unit.