RAPID CITY S.D. – A Sturgis, S.D. man was sentenced August 10 for a bank robbery conviction.
Deric Dufek, 33, was indicted for bank robbery by a federal grand jury in March of 2022. He pleaded guilty in June of 2023.
On March 14, 2022, Dufek entered Great Western Bank in Spearfish, South Dakota, wearing a mask. Dufek proceeded to go to a bank teller window and showed the teller a note reading “give me the money OR DIE” demanding money from the teller. The teller, believing the defendant had a gun, produced stacks of money to the defendant. The defendant fled Spearfish but was apprehended by law enforcement in Deadwood, South Dakota, later the same day.
U.S. District Court Judge Karen E. Schreier sentenced Dufek to three years and one month in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crimes Victim Fund.
