Hopkinton bank robber convicted


Daniel Jackson

Jason Centeno
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Staff report

     After the Oct. 21, 2016 robbery at Citizens State Bank in Hopkinton, one of the two suspects has been convicted in federal court.

     Daniel Jackson, 27, of Yonkers, N.Y., was convicted in Cedar Rapids for armed robbery; conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery; aiding and abetting; using, carrying and brandishing of a firearm during a crime; and conspiracy to use, carry and brandish a firearm during a crime of violence.

     During the trial, evidence showed that Jackson had been residing in Muscatine since the summer of 2016, along with the other bank robber, Jason Centeno. The two men conspired to rob Citizens State Bank. Prior to the robbery, Jackson was able to obtain a .38 caliber revolver from Detroit, Mich. On Oct. 21, 2016, the two men drove Jackson’s car from Muscatine to Hopkinton. Centeno entered the bank that morning with a firearm; Jackson carried a knife. Both jumped over the bank counter, and demanded money from two bank employees who were working at the time of the robbery.

     As Centeno collected the money from one of the tellers, Jackson restrained the other teller, using zip ties to keep her hands behind her back. Court documents noted that the zip ties were purchased from a Walmart in Muscatine the day before the robbery.

     A third bank employee entered the bank during the course of the robbery. His hands were also tied behind his back with zip ties.

     Jackson Centeno left the bank with roughly $8,000 as they returned to Muscatine. They then fled back to New York, and later Florida, where they were apprehended.

     After his conviction, Jackson remains in U.S. Marshal custody, pending his sentence. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of seven years in prison and a possible maximum sentence of life in prison, as well as a $1 million fine.

     Centeno pleaded guilty in September to armed robbery; and using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during a crime. He still remains in custody, with a pending sentence.

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