OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha man who pleaded guilty in a violent bank robbery in West Omaha more than a year ago was sentenced Thursday in federal court to more than 20 years in prison.
Taliaferro Thompson, 27, was handed a 22.5-year verdict in federal court, which does not allow parole, to be followed by five years supervised released. He was also orderd to pay $269,822 in restitution.
While issuing the sentence, Judge Brian Buescher said he agreed with the characterization of the robbery as unusually heinous, cruel, brutal, and degrading.
“What happened here was unbelievably sickening,” the judge said.