Sedalia man sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for attempted bank robbery

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Sedalia man was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison on Thursday, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.

Cleburn Greene, 51, pleaded guilty on May 22, 2025, to one count of attempted bank robbery, the release says. He was sentenced to three years and one month in prison without parole.

The release says Greene tried to rob a bank on Oct. 1, 2024, when he handed an employee a piece of paper that said, “Give me your money.” The teller asked Greene if he had an account and Greene allegedly replied that he was robbing them, the release says.

“While the teller was typing on his computer to get access to emergency cash, Greene exited the bank and threw the note in a dumpster adjacent to the bank. Investigators later recovered the note.  Surveillance video footage captured Greene flee the scene in a nearby Kia Sportage vehicle,” the release says.

Greene was arrested later that day by Kansas City police.