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Man pleads guilty to GFalls bank robbery

Story Created: Sep 10, 2010 at 10:00 AM MST

Story Updated: Sep 10, 2010 at 10:00 AM MST

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A 68-year-old transient has pleaded guilty to robbing a Great Falls bank of $620 in April.

KFBB-TV reports that Walter Barrentine pleaded guilty Thursday to felony robbery and in exchange, prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor theft charge.

Barrentine admitted to passing a note to a teller at Stockman Bank, demanding $100, $50 and $20 bills.

He was arrested shortly at a bar on the same day as the robbery. Prosecutors say he used money from the robbery to buy a drink.

Prosecutors are recommending a 20-year prison sentence with 10 suspended. District Judge Julie Macek scheduled sentencing for Nov. 3.

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Information from: KFBB-TV, http://www.kfbb.com

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