Two Dane County Men in Federal Custody After Being Charged with Armed Robbery of Fitchburg Bank

MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Parish Barbary-Wheatherby, 29, Madison, Wisconsin, and Daryle Shelton, 22, Windsor, Wisconsin, with armed bank robbery. The two men are also charged with brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. The indictment alleges that they robbed a Fitchburg bank using a firearm on December 2, 2024. Barbary-Wheatherby is separately charged with possessing three firearms as a felon on December 19, 2024.

Shelton was arrested today in Windsor following a chase with police and made his initial appearance in federal court in Madison. When he was arrested, Shelton was found to be in possession of a loaded firearm. Barbary-Wheatherby was arrested in Fitchburg on December 19, 2024. Both men remain detained pending further proceedings.

If convicted of the armed bank robbery charge, Barbary-Wheatherby and Shelton each face maximum penalties of 25 years in prison. If convicted of the brandishing charge, the two men each face a mandatory minimum penalty of 7 years and a maximum penalty of life in prison. The felon in possession charge against Barbary-Wheatherby carries a maximum penalty of 15 years.

The charges against Barbary-Wheatherby and Shelton are the result of an investigation by the Fitchburg Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the ATF Madison Crime Gun Task Force. The ATF Madison Crime Gun Task Force consists of federal agents from ATF and Task Force Officers (TFOs) from local agencies including the Dane County and Clark County Sheriff's Offices and the Fitchburg, Madison, Sun Prairie, and La Crosse Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie Pfluger is handling the prosecution.

You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.