Texans Plead Guilty in Multi-State ATM Robbery Ring That Assaulted Technicians in Oregon and Washington
Two Texans pleaded guilty to four counts of bank robbery and two counts of attempted bank robbery for their scheme to steal from banks by assaulting and threatening ATM technicians in multiple states, including Oregon and Washington.
Men Plead Guilty To Bank Robberies In Oregon And Elsewhere
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington, indicated that two Texans, Ahmon Hogg, 22, of Humble, Texas, and Seth Coles-Body, 23, of Houston, pleaded guilty in a multi-state ATM bank robbery scheme run out of Oregon, Washington, Texas, Arizona, Mississippi, and Maine.
Their scheme included assaulting and threatening ATM technicians. Hogg and Coles-Body were identified as part of a robbery ring operating across the country.
They would disable ATMs, and when the technician showed up to fix the machine, they threatened or assaulted the technician to steal the cash containers (cassettes) from the ATM.
In December 2024, two individuals disabled and attempted to rob several Bank of America ATMs in Washington, along with attempts in Arizona and Texas, using a screwdriver.
- Dec 2024 : Attempts at Bank of America ATMs in Washington plus Arizona and Texas
- Jun 2025 : ATMs disabled in Tigard and Hillsboro, Oregon / customer robbed at another machine
- 2025 : Bank of America ATM robbed in South Portland, Maine
- 2025 : Arrested in Jackson, Mississippi during traffic stop
- Apr 2026 : Sentencing scheduled before U.S. District Judge James L. Robart
In June 2025, the men traveled to Oregon and disabled ATMs in Tigard and Hillsboro. At the same time, they robbed an ATM customer who had just used a different machine.
They then moved on to Maine, where they robbed a Bank of America ATM in South Portland, Maine, before driving across the country to Jackson, Mississippi, where they were arrested in a traffic stop. They had stolen firearms and significant amounts of cash in the car.
The two pleaded guilty to four counts of bank robbery and two counts of attempted bank robbery. Both men are scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge James L. Robart in April.
Bank Robbery and Attempted Bank Robbery are punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Under the plea agreement, prosecutors will recommend a sentence of 121 months, or the high end of the sentencing guidelines range – whatever is higher. Both men have agreed to pay restitution to the victims, currently set at $768,900.
They also agreed to pay damages, including medical expenses, for the victim technicians.