Kenneth Conley and Joseph "Jose" Banks
By H. Nelson Goodson
December 20, 2012
Chicago, Illinois - On Wednesday, the U.S. Marshals Service and FBI in a combined efford are offering a reward of $60K for information leading to the arrest of two convicted bank robbers who escaped from the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Chicago. The U.S. Marshals Service offered $10K and the FBI offered $50K for both Kenneth Conley, 38, and Joseph "Jose" Banks, 37, who were convicted for separate bank robberies and are considered armed and dangerous.
Banks was convicted for stealing $589,000 and was awaiting sentencing scheduled for March 26. Only $56,000 was ever recovered from Banks robbery and authorities believe he has access to half a million dollars. Conley stole $4,000 and was supposed to be sentence on January 10.
Banks and Conley managed to fool the correction facility guards by placing dummies made up of a sheet filled with clothing and created a make shift rope with sheets to climb down a 15 story high rise. They were able to sawed off bars from a window, broke it and then squeezed through a 6 foot high by 6 inches wide window to escape on early Tuesday.
It's the second time in twenty years, a federal inmate has escaped from the MCC facility.
The fugitives later ended up at Conley's mother home, but were turned away. The mother managed to retrieved a gun from Conley, according to feds.
Both fugitives remained at large, the U.S. Marshals Service reported.
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