Serial bank robber handed 7-year prison sentence
KAMLOOPS – A 29-year old man who robbed a series of banks in Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan — including one in Lethbridge — has been handed a seven year prison sentence.
The sentence follows a lengthy trip through the justice system, which saw Shaun Christopher Cornish first appear in Lethbridge Provincial Court in February of 2015, before having the charges waived to Kamloops in October of 2016, so he could enter a guilty plea.
Cornish was arrested at a hotel in Grande Prairie on Jan. 30, 2015, after robbing nine banks across the three provinces and taking $15,000.
It all started in Princeton B.C. on Dec. 1, 2014, when Cornish made a call to 911, distracting the only officer who was on duty. He then went into the bank, approached the teller and asked how her day was going. When she said she was fine, he responded, “Well I’m sorry, but it’s just going to get worse.” He then drew a pellet gun and took $485.