Drexel man sentenced to 19 years for failed bank robbery, gun charges
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Drexel man who shot at law enforcement officers while fleeing from a failed bank robbery was sentenced in federal court today.
Jacob Monteer, 30, was sentenced to 19 years and two months in federal prison without parole.
On March 21, Monteer was found guilty of one count of bank robbery, one count of brandishing a firearm, two counts of discharging a firearm and one count of being a drug user in possession of firearms.
On Nov. 30, 2017, Monteer attempted to rob a US Bank location in Versailles.
Monteer, armed with a 9mm handgun that had been reported as stolen during a burglary the day before, walked into the bank with a bandana across his face and demanded money at gunpoint.
Monteer jumped over the teller station and opened the teller drawer, but there was no money in the drawer. Monteer fled from the bank in a 2014 Dodge Ram that had been stolen a few days earlier.
As Monteer led law enforcement officers on a chase at speeds in excess of 100 miles-per-hour, he fired four shots through the windshield of the pickup at the Stover police chief.
Monteer then lost control of the stolen vehicle and crashed into a tree. He attempted run away but was apprehended by the sheriff of Morgan County. During their struggle, Monteer was able to fire a round from the sheriff’s AR-15. Officers searched his vehicle and found two guns -- one reported stolen -- a loaded magazine and drug paraphernalia.
