5 siblings sentenced in bank robberies

Five members of a Milwaukee family, two sisters and three brothers, have been sentenced to prison for multiple armed robberies of businesses and banks in Milwaukee and West Allis, Gregory J. Haanstad, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced Friday.

According to a statement from Haanstad:

Bobby Mickey, 25, was sentenced to 184 months in prison after pleading guilty to five robberies and one count of brandishing a firearm in connection with a crime of violence.

Terrill Brown, 29, was sentenced to 154 months in prison after pleading guilty to three robberies and one count of brandishing a firearm in connection with a crime of violence.

Brandon Mickey, 21, was sentenced to 152 months in prison after pleading guilty to four robberies and one count of brandishing a firearm in connection with a crime of violence.

Dominique Brown, 30, was sentenced to 58 months in prison after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting one bank robbery.

Doris Brown, 27, was sentenced to 48 months in prison after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting one bank robbery.

The sisters, Dominique and Doris Brown, aided and abetted the robberies by “casing” the banks and holding doors open at locked entrances to allow their brothers access to the banks, according to the statement.

The robberies occurred during 2015 and 2016, according to the statement.