Independence bank robber gets six-year sentence

Micah Wilson, 22, has been sentenced to serve six years in prison for the armed robbery of the Umpqua Bank branch in Independence.

Wilson, who is currently serving a 11 ¼ years sentence for robbery and other related crimes, was sentenced Nov. 21 by Polk County Circuit Judge Timothy Park, after pleading guilty to the sole count of robbery in the second degree. The guilty plea arose from the 2023 incident in which he threatened the bank’s employees and ultimately got away with $2,636 in cash. Park ordered that Wilson’s sentence be served consecutively to his prison sentence and that he serves 3 years of Post-Prison Supervision upon his release.