{"id":22128,"date":"2025-11-03T13:48:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T19:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=22128"},"modified":"2025-11-03T13:48:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T19:48:28","slug":"bench-trial-for-bennett-to-start-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/22128-bench-trial-for-bennett-to-start-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Bench Trial for Bennett to Start Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>A stipulated bench trial for Bradley Bennett is set to start on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 48-year-old Bennett was arrested in 2023 after a 5th\/3rd Bank employee reported a robbery in progress at the bank at 3rd and Jefferson. Effingham City Police were able to take Bennett into custody without incident.<\/p>\n<p>After an initial investigation into the incident, officers determined that Bennett allegedly entered the bank and approached a teller with a note demanding money and stating he was armed.<\/p>\n<p>The bank was open for business at the time, but no injuries were reported by employees, customers, or law enforcement personnel. The trial was scheduled to start Monday, but bank employees were unable to appear, leading to moving the start of the trial to Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Should Bennett be found guilty, he could be sentenced to up to seven years in prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A stipulated bench trial for Bradley Bennett is set to start on Wednesday. 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