Final Defendant in ATM Robbery Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The final defendant from Texas involved in the robbery of an ATM that belonged to a credit union in Salt Lake County, Utah, was sentenced today to five years' imprisonment, and three years of supervised release.

Jevaunte Reese, 33, of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty on March 30, 2026, to credit union robbery. His co-defendants Lashawn Charleswell, Tiras Jack, Harold Oliver, and Calvin Brantley also pleaded guilty and were sentenced in 2025. In addition to their sentences, Judge David Sam ordered they pay $4,309.00, jointly and severally.

According to court documents and statements made at Reese's sentencing and change of plea hearings, on September 11, 2024, Taylorsville Police Department and special agents from the FBI responded to the Mountain America Credit Union in Taylorsville, Utah, for an ATM robbery. Upon arrival, law enforcement spoke to an ATM technician who was present during the robbery. The technician was contracted through a company that repairs ATM machines and had access to the cash stored inside. Reese admitted that he and his codefendants had previously disabled the ATM and waited in their vehicles for the technician to arrive and repair the ATM. When the ATM technician arrived, he was pushed to the ground and the cash box containing $200,000 was stolen. Law enforcement identified the vehicles and took the defendants into custody at a rest stop in Paragonah, Utah.

The case was investigated jointly by the Taylorsville Police Department, and the FBI Salt Lake City Field Office.

Assistant United States Attorney Carlos A. Esqueda of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.