He pleaded guilty Tuesday, according to online court records.
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He is due back in court on July 29, according to the records.
An affidavit filed with the charge in Clark County Municipal Court says the suspect demanded $180 in $20 bills from a bank teller during a robbery on June 7.
Springfield police began their investigation when they were called to the bank at around 5 p.m. They spoke with witnesses who said they saw Holbert approach the bank with his hood up, the affidavit says, even though temperatures were around 80 degrees that day.
Holbert allegedly passed a note demanding money and took off. Holbert then left the bank and began to walk westbound, according to an affidavit.
As officers were gathering evidence, a witness came to the bank and gave them information.
“(A police sergeant) advised she spoke to (a witness) who was with Mr. Holbert prior to the bank robbery,” the affidavit says. “They walked into John’s drive-thru together to buy beer. Mr. Holbert tried to steal the beer from the cooler and was stopped by the employee. Mr. Holbert looked to the employee and said ‘hold on, I am going to get some money.’ He then walked out to West Main Street and walked toward the bank.”
A few minutes later Holbert came back, the affidavit says, this time with cash.
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“He returned and told (the witness) ‘I just knocked off the bank for $180. I hid the money in a bush behind John’s Drive-Thru,’” the affidavit says. “He walked her around to the east side of the building and pulled the money out of the bush. It was just after that he was located by police.”
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