A Roanoke resident has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for robbing two Truist Bank locations in October 2022. Michael Anthony McCoy, 67, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of bank robbery with the use of a dangerous weapon and another count of bank robbery. The sentencing took place on October 17, 2025.
Dawn Davis, who was involved in one of the robberies, had previously pleaded guilty and received a two-year federal prison sentence for her participation.
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced the prosecution of the case as part of the Ceasefire Virginia program, working alongside the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia. “According to court documents, McCoy directed Davis to write a threatening note to use in a bank robbery. After Davis wrote the note as directed, on October 26, 2022, McCoy entered the Truist Bank location on Melrose Avenue NW in the City of Roanoke and handed the note to a bank teller. After McCoy handed the note to the teller, he approached a second teller and brandished a firearm.”
McCoy stole about $6,485 from that location before robbing another Truist Bank on McClanahan Street SW two days later, taking nearly $6,000 from that branch.
Special Assistant United States Attorney John Beamer, who is also an Assistant Attorney General with the Virginia Attorney General’s Major Crimes and Emerging Threats Section, along with Assistant United States Attorney Jason Scheff, prosecuted the case.
