The Dalles man sentenced in Redmond bank holdup, 6 others

A 45-year-old resident of The Dalles has received a 32-year prison sentence for robbing seven banks around the Northwest five years ago.

Bradley William Monical was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Michael McShane in Medford for the holdups that took place in Oregon, Eastern Washington and Idaho.

McShane ordered the sentence to be served concurrently with state sentences previously imposed in Jackson and Coos County circuit courts for first- and second-degree robbery, unlawful use of a weapon, felon in possession of a firearm and escape. Monical was also ordered to pay $68,698 in restitution and to serve three years of supervised release.

The bank robberies Monical pleaded guilty to include:
1. June 11, 2010, at Bank of America in Redmond, Oregon;
2. August 27, 2010, at Wells Fargo Bank in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho;
3. September 4, 2010, at Banner Bank in Walla Walla, Washington;
4. October 2, 2010, at Sterling Savings Bank in Spokane Valley, Washington;
5. November 9, 2010, at Sterling Savings Bank in Medford, Oregon;
6. December 2, 2010, at U.S. Bank in Kennewick, Washington; and
7. December 20, 2010, at Sterling Savings Bank in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

During the Oregon robberies, Monical was armed with a pistol. In the Washington and Idaho robberies, he was armed with what appeared to be a handgun.

Monical was in custody on Oregon bank robbery charges when he escaped from the Jackson County Jail on Nov. 19, 2012. He was later found in Oregon City and was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service.

At the time of his arrest, he was found with his girlfriend, Carolyn Gibson. Gibson pleaded guilty to concealing a person from arrest and providing money and a vehicle for Monical after his escape. She was sentenced to probation on Feb. 2.

Monical also has pending charges of robbery and attempted murder in Marion County.

The bank robbery and escape investigations were conducted by the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, Redmond Police Department, City of Coeur d’Alene Police Department, Walla-Walla Police Department, Spokane Valley Police Department, Ashland Police Department, Medford Police Department, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Kennewick Police Department anf Klamath Falls Police Department. The federal case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Judith R. Harper.