Two men face prison sentences for armed bank robberies in 2018 and 2019

Olathe, KANSAS – According to the court documents, Michael Shiferaw was convicted of two counts of armed bank robbery and two counts of discharging a firearm in connection with a bank robbery.

Kenya Breakfield pleaded guilty to one count of armed bank robbery and one count of discharging a firearm in connection with a bank robbery.

Authorities say both men were arrested just after the second robbery and law enforcement recovered the firearms used in both crimes. A bank robbery conviction carries a maximum of 25 years in prison for each count.

A conviction of discharging a firearm during a robbery carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, to be consecutively served with any other sentence. 

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