Federal Jury Convicts Tulsa Man For Attempted Robbery Leading To Fatal Crash

A Tulsa man tried to rob a bank, but prosecutors said a his run from police just ended up costing another man his life.

Friday, November 7th 2014, 9:43 pm

By: News On 6


A Tulsa man tried to rob a bank, but prosecutors said a his run from police just ended up costing another man his life.

A federal jury convicted 51-year-old Francis Dishmon for the attempted robbery at the IBC bank in Miami.

8/28/2013 Related Story: Bank Robber Chase Leads To Fatal Crash Near Quapaw

The jury, however, couldn't agree on whether Dishmon was to blame for the crash that killed a semi-truck driver in August of last year.

Police said Dishmon was going 100 miles an hour as he went through Quapaw.

4/10/2014 Related Story: Tulsa Man Charged For 2013 Bank Robbery

Officers said he clipped a semi, trying to pass it, and sent the big rig onto its side.

The driver died instantly.

A judge will sentence Dishmon for the attempted bank robbery next year.

Prosecutors plan to re-try him for the deadly crash.

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