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Bank robber pleads guilty; disguised suspects tracked by GPS

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A 30-year-old Wichita man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal firearms charge in connection with a bank robbery last summer.

Andre Bryant pleaded guilty to brandishing or aiding and abetting another robber who brandished a firearm during a bank robbery, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.

In his plea, Bryant admitted that on June 13, 2016, he and co-defendants robbed the Carson Bank at 4461 E. Douglas in Wichita.

Two individuals who were disguised entered the bank, one of them brandishing a firearm. They demanded and received money before fleeing. The money they received contained a global positioning device that police used to track Bryant and the co-defendants and arrest them.

Bryant is set for sentencing April 10. Both parties have agreed to recommend a sentence of 84 months in federal prison.

Co-defendants Raishat Magill and Elijah Shelton are awaiting trial.

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