SANBORN, IOWA – This Chicago convicted bank robber got out of prison on supervised release, moved to Northern Iowa, and then almost immediately robbed a bank here, and now he will be going back to the slammer.
Del Evans, Jr., age 40, from Chicago, Illinois, but had moved to Sanborn, Iowa, received the prison term after a September 4, 2024, guilty plea to bank robbery.
Evidence in the case revealed that on January 22, 2024, at approximately 1:00 PM, Evans walked into the Sanborn Savings Bank, and handed the teller a note demanding money. Evans obtained cash, exited the bank, and fled on foot. Law enforcement officers identified Evans through surveillance footage and located his residence. Law enforcement converged on the residence, conducted “a cordon and call out” a cordon was setup around the house, and Evans was called out. He peacefully surrendered. At the time of the instant bank robbery, Evans was on supervised release for a 2014 bank robbery spree.
Evans (pictured at top) admitted to the crime, identified the clothing he wore, and described using a note during the robbery. He took the note back to his home, where he ripped it apart and threw it in the bathroom trash.
During the execution of a search warrant on Evans’ home, the clothing and money were located, as well as the torn-up note in the bathroom trash.
Evans has been convicted of four armed robberies and four more unarmed robberies and an attempted robbery not including the instant offense. In 2008, Evans, at the age of 24, was convicted for bank robbery, and attempted bank robbery. In 2014, at the age of 30, Evans committed a spree of three of bank robberies, as well as an escape.
Evans was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand to 188 months’ imprisonment. He was also ordered to make $5,408.00 in restitution. He was also sentenced to serve a consecutive 24-month sentence for the supervised release violation. He must then also serve a 3-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). PSN is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
Evans is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was investigated by O’Brien County Sheriff’s Department, Sanborn Police Department, Sheldon Police Department, Hartley Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Forde Fairchild.