Va Beach man sentenced in bank holdups

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Beach man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for robbing five banks earlier this year.

Media outlets report 55-year-old Leonard H. Teagle Jr. pleaded guilty Tuesday and was sentenced in Virginia Beach Circuit Court. He also was ordered to pay more than $11,000 in restitution.

All five banks were in Virginia Beach. Four were Wells Fargo banks and the other was a BB&T branch. Prosecutors say that in each robbery, Teagle dressed similarly and wore sunglasses. He did not use a weapon.

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