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Man accused of robbing the same Ohio bank after prison

CLEVELAND

A 47-year-old Ohio man has been charged with robbing a suburban Cleveland bank — the same bank he pleaded guilty to robbing in 1999 and for which he served a prison sentence of nearly six years.

Larry Hewitt of Garfield Heights and his purported accomplice, 33-year-old Marcus Wright of Cleveland, were indicted in federal court Wednesday in the robbery of $6,240 from an Ohio Savings Bank branch last November. They were arrested in December by members of a federal fugitive task force.

Hewitt also is charged with brandishing a firearm and being a felon in possession of a weapon. He was convicted of robbing the same Richmond Heights bank of $163,000 in 1999 with a different accomplice.

No attorney information could be found for the men.

Surprise! Utah man dons polo shirt, ends at table with Obama

SALT LAKE CITY

Last week, 26-year-old Lance Futch donned a white polo shirt and drove to Hill Air Force Base for what he believed was a chance to be in the audience during a news conference with a “senior White House official.”

Instead, he found himself sitting at a small table just one seat away from President Barack Obama.

“If I had known it was my commander in chief, I definitely would have been wearing my blues,” said the National Guardsman, referring to the Air National Guard’s dress uniform.

Futch said he was shocked but honored when the senior official turned out to be Obama.

“That’s just amazing,” said Futch, describing the experience of talking with not only Obama but U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop and Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker.

The White House had asked Lehi-based company Vivant Solar to send a representative with military affiliation to the base during Obama’s visit last week.

The company chose Futch, who designs solar cells and is serving his fourth year in the Utah Air National Guard.

Futch, an Orem resident, said the president personally asked him questions about Vivant Solar and whether solar energy is a career opportunity for veterans.

He told the president that it’s a growing industry and a great opportunity for a stable career path after the military.

“We’re always going to have a sun,” Futch told the AP on Wednesday.

At the Hill Air Force Base, Obama announced the expansion of solar-energy training programs from the current three military bases to a total of 10.

Associated Press