Virginia man admits role in plan to rob Johnstown bank

A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to rob a Johnstown bank.

Brian Tierney, 30, admitted in U.S. District Court that between Nov. 14 and Nov. 27, 2022, he worked with two co-conspirators, Michael Brown Jr. and Luke Kenna, to surveil the bank and purchase items, including weapons, to commit the robbery, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Tierney also ordered handgun parts for use in the robbery and sent photographs of the handgun and radio scanning and jamming devices for use in robbing the bank to Kenna, prosecutors said.

Brown pleaded guilty in June and Kenna pleaded guilty in August.

Tierney faces up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when sentenced on Aug. 16.