Today in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Judge John Maloney sentenced defendant, Jhasir Devaux, to ten years in prison after a jury convicted defendant, Jhasir Devaux, 25, of Baltimore, MD, on one count of robbery on October 26th. This stems from the robbery of the Sandy Spring Bank located at 14241 Layhill Road in Silver Spring on Aug. 7^th, 2019.  The defendant wore a construction vest and hospital mask (this was prior to the pandemic) when he entered the bank and passed the teller a note demanding money. Devaux made off with approximately $4,780.

The following is a summary of events: On 8-7-2019 at approximately 12:59pm, police were dispatched to a bank robbery that just occurred at the Sandy Spring Bank located at 14241 Layhill Road Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, 20906. Police Interviewed the victim bank teller. The victim stated that at 1255 hours the suspect, described as: a black male, approximately 6’3″ tall, weighing approximately 2251bs, wearing a dark blue long sleeve hooded sweatshirt, orange construction vest, yellow construction hard hat, black sunglasses, white hospital mask, blue gloves and maroon pants, entered the bank and approached her teller window, the suspect handed her a folded piece of paper and advised that his account number was on the paper and he wanted to withdraw his money from the account. She opened the piece of paper and observed It to be a note stating to give him all the money and not include any dye packs. The victim gave the suspect approximately $4,780 in US Currency from her cash drawer and observed the suspect run out the front door of the bank.