One of the three “Scream” masked bandits, who robbed a Lakewood bank at gunpoint during a violent crime spree, was sentenced Friday in Jefferson County to 1,200 years in prison.
Myloh Mason, convicted of 38 criminal counts, also was convicted of being an habitual criminal. That designation tripled his sentence, according to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office.
“It’s the most I’ve ever seen,” said Pam Russell, a longtime spokeswoman with the DA’s office.
Because most the charges were crimes of violence, the sentences will run consecutively, Russell said.
In November, Mason, 26, Miguel David Sanders, 29, and Tyrone Javonne Richardson, 32, were found including attempted murder, assault, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, burglary, eluding, and aggravated motor vehicle theft. Mason and Richardson were charged with 37 counts, while Sanders was charged with 38 counts.
In December, to 371 years in prison. Richardson is set to be sentenced March 8.
On Nov. 18, 2015, the armed trio robbed a FirstBank at 1940 S. Kipling Parkway, threatening employees and locking them in the bank’s vault before fleeing with $50,000 in cash.
During their escape, the robbers ditched a stolen car and switched to a rental car as part of their planned getaway.
After crashing, they broke into a home on West Eldorado Place and attempted to kidnap a 65-year-old man at gunpoint. The man tried to elude them by running down his driveway and was shot in the leg.
The victim fell to the ground, got up, and was shot three more times. The bank robbers then stole his mini-van and fled. The man collapsed on a neighbor’s front porch and was rushed to a hospital. He survived.
Sanders was caught by police while hiding under a school bus. Richardson was arrested six days after the robbery. Mason, who was on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list, was arrested nearly two months later on Jan. 15, 2016.
