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3 Louisiana Bank Robbers Sentenced to Prison for 2 Robberies

Published November 12, 2021

Three bank robbers from Louisiana have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in two bank robberies.

Louisiana – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that three defendants convicted of armed bank robbery have been sentenced by United States District Judge Dee D. Drell.

Larcentursa Mayweather a.k.a. “Cent” a.k.a “Lacenturia,” 50, of Winnfield, Louisiana, was sentenced to 188 months (15 years, 8 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.

Paul Nash, Jr., 44, of Jonesboro, Louisiana was sentenced to 124 months (10 years, 4 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.

Tabitha Lee Gray, a.k.a. “Tabitha White,” 45, of Jonesboro, Louisiana was sentenced to 46 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.

Mayweather, Gray, and Nash were also ordered to pay $9,000 in restitution.

On May 28, 2021, a jury in federal court in Alexandria found Mayweather guilty. Nash and Gray pleaded guilty to the robberies and agreed to testify truthfully about their involvement. Evidence presented at Larcentursa Mayweather’s trial revealed that he conspired to rob two banks in the Western District of Louisiana in April 2019 with his two co-defendants, Paul Nash, Jr., and Tabitha Lee Gray a.k.a. “Tabitha White.”

Evidence was presented during the trial indicating Mayweather assisted in the planning of the bank robberies, gave instructions to Nash and Gray on how to carry out the robberies and what to do, and served as the getaway driver. Mayweather drove Nash and Gray to Campti, Louisiana, on April 2, 2019, and dropped them off at the City Bank. Nash and Gray stormed inside the bank, guns drawn, and demanded money from the tellers. After leaving the bank with the stolen money, Nash and Gray escaped in a stolen vehicle to meet Mayweather at a designated location, where they then abandoned the stolen vehicle. Mayweather gave Nash a mobile phone and told him to make a fake report to law enforcement by threatening to detonate a bomb on the Lakeview High School grounds in Campti, in order to deflect police attention away from the crime. The funds stolen from the Campti bank were split among the co-defendants.

The Bank of Montgomery in Castor, Louisiana, was the scene of the second armed robbery on April 16, 2019. Mayweather once again assisted in the planning of the robbery and advised Nash and Gray on how to carry it out. Instead of making a bogus bomb threat, the co-defendants this time committed arson by setting a house on fire in an attempt to divert local police enforcement’s attention away from the robbery. Mayweather dropped Nash and Gray off to the bank, where they walked in with guns drawn and aimed at the tellers. Nash and Gray bolted from the bank after the money was stolen, hoping to track down Mayweather, who had promised to meet them there. Mayweather observed law enforcement personnel in the vicinity as they departed the bank and instead of picking them up, he accelerated and left Nash and Gray to their own devices. Nash and Gray fled into the woods nearby and were captured later. Mayweather was observed leaving the Bank of Montgomery area when he was detained and arrested by police officials. Gray’s handbag and a Nash receipt were discovered in his vehicle.

A glove belonging to Mayweather was discovered in the parking lot of the City Bank in Campti, Louisiana, according to trial testimony. Mayweather’s DNA was discovered on the glove during a forensic examination. Mayweather also gave firearms and clothes, including gloves, hoodies, and masks, to Nash and Gray in order for them to conduct the robberies, according to testimony at trial.

The FBI, Louisiana State Police, Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office, Bienville Parish Sheriff’s Office, Jackson Parish Sheriff’s Office, and Louisiana State Fire Marshal conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tennille Gilreath and Robert F. Moody prosecuted the case.