BONIFAY – One of the main players in the October 18, 2024, robbery of the Bonifay Wells Fargo ATM where more than $100,000 was stolen was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday, State Attorney Larry Basford announced.
Jacorey Deshawn Hall, 27, entered an open plea to Grand Theft of more than $100,000 and Robbery on Nov. 18 – the day after a jury had been selected by Holmes County Chief Assistant State Attorney Jacob Cook, and the day Defendant’s trial was supposed to begin. An open plea means the Defendant admits his guilt and the sentence would be decided by the judge, since Assistant State Attorney Cook had withdrawn all plea offers prior to trial. Circuit Judge Russell Roberts, in addition to the prison sentence, added 30 years probation. Hall also has outstanding warrants for similar robberies in Texas and Wisconsin.
At sentencing Assistant State Attorney Cook presented evidence showing the Court that Hall and two accomplices caused the Bonifay ATM to malfunction, which resulted in a service call for repairs. Jacorey Hall and his accomplices waited over 4 hours after jamming the ATM, and when the technician arrived, they rushed him, beat him away from the ATM, and stole over $100,000 cash.
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Witnesses and video surveillance helped law enforcement identify the getaway car and its tag, and its path of travel back to Panama City Beach. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office found the abandoned car and items in it – like gloves and receipts –that were linked to the Jacorey Hall by his fingerprints and DNA.
The Defendant also posted pictures of himself with a large amount of cash on social media, which later helped law enforcement connect him to the robbery, and data from the pictures showed they were taken in the house rented by the defendant. The social media pictures were critical to the case because throughout the robbery Jacorey Hall was fully masked and fully gloved.
“Chief Johnny Whitaker and the Bonifay Police Department did a great job of putting the pieces together to bring Jacorey Hall to justice,” Cook said. “Organized crime will not be tolerated here in Holmes County. This was a sophisticated and calculated crime that took a lot of planning, but now Jacorey Hall has 15 years behind bars to plan better life decisions.”
Authorities from multiple states contributed to the investigation of the Bonifay robbery, the failed robbery attempt in Marianna, and an earlier ATM robbery in Wisconsin. Hall was caught in Texas in March after a similar ATM robbery there.
Basford thanked the Bonifay Police Department and all the agencies involved for their collaboration.
For more information, contact Mike Cazalas at mike.cazalas@sa14.fl.gov, or call 850-381-7454.