A Woodbury man who robbed two banks in Woodbury and one in Oakdale just up the road from his workplace — and was arrested after tips to police — was sentenced to five years of probation on Wednesday.
Zahir Mohamednazir Bachelani, 39, pleaded guilty Dec. 3 in Washington County District Court to three counts of felony simple robbery in connection with the bank robberies on three days between June 14 and Aug. 3. In total, he made off with just over $5,000.
Judge Juanita Freeman followed a plea agreement and stayed a nearly 3½-year prison sentence for five years, during which time he will be on supervised probation. He had served 213 days in jail.
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