Framingham Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Bank Robberies

BOSTON – The distinctive chrome wheels on Jalonni Tucker's getaway car were the Framingham man's undoing.

As Jalonni Tucker drove off after robbing two Framingham banks last year, police had surveillance video outside the TD Bank and Citizens Bank that showed the bank robber driving off in a Chrysler SUV with distinctive chrome wheels, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

During the course of the investigation, law enforcement determined that the Chrysler SUV belonged to a Framingham resident and that Tucker was married to the registered owner of the vehicle. Tucker’s picture matched the surveillance camera images of the robbery suspect.

Jalonni Tucker, a/k/a Jalonni Shabazz, 36,is facing up to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court on Tuesday to two counts of unarmed bank robbery. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 5.

Federal prosecutors say that on June 21, 2016, an individual entered a branch of TD Bank in Framingham and placed a demand note on the teller’s counter indicating a robbery. The teller handed the robber cash, and the individual exited the bank.

The bank’s surveillance cameras captured images of the individual, and surveillance cameras on neighboring businesses captured images of the individual driving away in a white/silver Chrysler SUV with distinctive chrome wheels.

Then on July 13, 2016, an individual entered a branch of Citizens Bank in Framingham and committed a similar robbery. The bank’s exterior surveillance cameras captured images of the individual driving away in a white/silver Chrysler SUV with distinctive chrome wheels.

On July 15, 2016, Tucker was arrested at his Framingham home.

The charging statue provides for a sentence of no greater than 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000 on each robbery charge.

Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.