Woodbury Man Gets 11 Years for Bank Robbery

March 24, 2024

Clifton Knight, 62, of Woodbury, Tennessee, was sentenced on Friday to 11 years in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. In August 2023, Knight pled guilty to a three-count Indictment charging him with three bank robberies in Nashville.

On January 4, 2022, Knight robbed a SunTrust Bank located on Hobbs Road in Nashville, where he took over $3,000. On February 4, 2022, he robbed a SunTrust Bank on Old Hickory Boulevard in Hermitage, where he threatened a clerk and stole over $5,000. Finally, on February 8, 2022, he robbed a Fifth Third Bank on Donelson Pike and took over $4,000.

The Metro Nashville Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph P. Montminy.

Lucky Knott

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