Alleged accomplice in Chino Hills bank robbery takes plea deal
One of four men accused of robbing a bank in Chino Hills in 2007 will be sentenced to 13 years in state prison after accepting a plea offer from prosecutors.
Terry Lee McAdams, 22, the alleged getaway driver in the July 3, 2007 robbery of Citibank at 14808 Pipeline Ave., agreed to plead guilty to two counts of robbery last week in West Valley Superior Court.
McAdams and the other three men, all of Compton, stole $120,000 from the bank then led police on a high-speed chase that ended when their car crashed on the 57 Freeway in Brea.
McAdams could have faced more than 20 years in prison if convicted by a jury of the eight felony counts filed by prosecutors.
The other three alleged robbers -- Tiawan Merriweather, Tylin Merriweather, and Sepheren Scorza -- are set to stand trial next week, said Deputy District Attorney Tom Colclough.
The four men accepted plea bargains in October 2007, but later changed their minds about the deals and were allowed by a judge to withdraw their pleas. At that time, McAdams agreed to 13 years in prison.
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