Cary Man Charged in String of Bank Robberies

A Cary man has been charged in connection with three bank robberies that occurred over a 10-day span earlier this month.

Evan L. Hall, 26, of the 100 block of River Drive, was charged in a criminal complaint on Friday in the U.S. District Court in Chicago with three counts of bank robbery, all felony offenses.

Hall appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mary M. Rowland on Monday, at which time he was formally charged, according to an FBI news release.

Hall remains in federal custody pending his next court appearance at 10 a.m. on July 1.  

According to the FBI, Hall’s first robbery occurred on June 2, at a TCF Bank  at 1157 North Eola Road in Aurora. Hall allegedly demanded money. The teller offered the entire drawer of cash, and Hall directed the teller to hand him the money instead, according to the news release.

A witness reported seeing the robber leave the bank and enter a grey-colored Audi.

The second robbery took place at a Lombard TCF Bank at 1177 South Main St. just four days later. 

The FBI Chicago office alleges Hall entered the bank on June 6, and again demanded money. Hall threatened the teller and gestured to a firearm he carried in a sweatshirt pocket, according to the complaint.

The third robbery occurred on June 12, at  a TCF Bank at 1952 West Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Hall demanded money from the teller again. However, a short time later, police stopped a blue Audi near the location of the robbery and took Hall, the passenger in that car, into custody, the news release states.

If convicted of the charge filed against him, Hall faces a possible maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, according to the news release.