June 10, 2016
For Immediate Release
According to the State Attorney’s Office:
Circuit Judge Michael Overstreet on Friday sentenced Timothy Blake Keller to 20 years in prison followed by lifetime probation for carjacking and robbing a woman at gunpoint.
Assistant State Attorney Barbara Beasley was prepared to show at trial that Keller, 58, of 651 Malaga Place, approached a woman in the Walmart parking lot in Lynn Haven Jan. 20, 2015, as she was loading items in her car. He pointed a gun at her and demanded money. The woman gave him $40 cash, but Keller forced her into her car and made her drive to a bank to withdraw another $500 – threatening to kill her if she didn’t comply.
Keller pleaded no contest May 6 to robbery with a firearm, carjacking, kidnapping and tampering with a witness. Overstreet sentenced him to 20 years in prison, with a 10-year minimum mandatory, followed by the remainder of his life on probation.
Office of State Attorney
Larry Basford, State Attorney
14th Judicial Circuit
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