KANSAS CITY —The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, with the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested the two suspects believed responsible for a series of bank robberies in Kansas last week.
Darnell M. Richmond, 56, Kansas City, Kansas, was taken into custody by detectives on Nov. 2. The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office has charged him with three counts of aggravated robbery; aggravated criminal threat; two counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery; possession of cocaine; two counts of theft; attempted theft; and possession of marijuana or THC.
Richmond is being held in the Wyandotte County Jail on a $200,000 bond.
On Nov. 8, officers took his accomplice, Kenton Marcus Williams, 45, Kansas City, Kansas into custody .
The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office has charged him with three counts of aggravated robbery; attempted aggravated robbery; two counts of a criminal threat; two counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery; two counts of theft; and attempted theft. Williams is also being held in the Wyandotte County Jail on a $200,000 bond.
Detectives believe that on Monday morning, October 30, Richmond robbed the Community First Bank at 650 Kansas Ave. after an unsuccessful attempt at the Bank of America branch located at 7809 State Ave.
Then three days later, on Thursday afternoon, November 2 they believe he then returned to Community First where he left with an unspecified amount of money.
This incident remains under investigation by the KCKPD Major Case/Robbery Unit and the FBI. If you have information related to this or any case, please call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS. For more information on the KCKPD and current crime statistics, visit kckpd.org.