男子开叉车盗走整台ATM机被判51个月：装上偷来的皮卡，与警方追逐46英里
美国司法部爱荷华北区联邦检察官办公室宣布，Iowa 州 Gilbertville 居民 John Fitzgerald Bennett（56岁）因盗窃信用合作社财物，于11月5日被判51个月联邦监禁，并须向受害方退赔246,676.46美元，刑满后另加3年监管释放。Bennett 已于2026年6月4日承认一项信用合作社盗窃罪。
认罪协议显示，2025年5月3日，Bennett 先从 Waterloo 一户住宅偷走一辆皮卡，开到 Cedar Falls 一处停车场，随后步行到附近工地偷走一台叉车。他开叉车到第一家信用合作社，试图叉起一台交互式柜员机未果，机器翻倒；又开到第二家信用合作社，用叉车盗走一台 ATM 机，运回停车场装进偷来的皮卡后逃离。
两家信用合作社的警报触发后，执法人员找到 Bennett 驾驶的皮卡。Bennett 随即逃逸，在包括 Interstate 380 在内的道路上与警方高速追逐约46英里、历时约40分钟，时速达100英里，而该路段限速65英里。警方多次使用阻车钉，皮卡大部分轮胎被扎破，最终车辆损坏到轮毂与踏板贴地才停下，被盗的 ATM 机就在车斗里。
Bennett 此前已有联邦前科，曾因信用合作社入室盗窃与盗窃罪被定罪。此案由联邦地区首席法官 C.J. Williams 在 Cedar Rapids 主审，联邦助理检察官 Devra T. Hake 起诉，Cedar Falls 警局、Black Hawk 县警长办公室、Waterloo 警局与联邦调查局（FBI）联合调查，案号 25-CR-2068。Bennett 现由美国法警局羁押，等待送往联邦监狱。（来源：美国司法部爱荷华北区联邦检察官办公室）
Man Who Stole an ATM With a Forklift Sentenced to 51 Months After 46-Mile Chase
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa announced that John Fitzgerald Bennett, 56, of Gilbertville, Iowa, was sentenced on November 5 to 51 months in federal prison for credit union larceny. He was also ordered to pay $246,676.46 in restitution and must serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. Bennett pleaded guilty on June 4, 2026, to one count of credit union larceny.
In his plea agreement, Bennett admitted that on May 3, 2025, he stole a pickup truck from a home in Waterloo and drove it to a parking lot in Cedar Falls. He then walked down the street and stole a forklift from a construction site. He drove the forklift to a first credit union and tried to lift an interactive teller machine, but the machine tipped over. He then drove to a second credit union and successfully used the forklift to steal an ATM, moved it into the back of the stolen pickup truck and drove away.
Officers responding to alarms from both credit unions found Bennett in the stolen truck. He fled and led officers on a high-speed chase, including on Interstate 380, for approximately 46 miles and 40 minutes, reaching speeds of 100 miles per hour in a 65 mile-per-hour zone. Officers deployed multiple sets of stop sticks, deflating most of the truck's tires, until the damaged truck ground to a halt on its rims and running boards, with the stolen ATM still in the back.
Bennett has a prior federal conviction for credit union burglary and credit union larceny. Chief U.S. District Judge C.J. Williams sentenced him in Cedar Rapids. Assistant U.S. Attorney Devra T. Hake prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Cedar Falls Police Department, the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office, the Waterloo Police Department and the FBI. The case file number is 25-CR-2068. Bennett is being held in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa)
来源：美国司法部爱荷华北区联邦检察官办公室
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