Woman pleads guilty to robbery, says prison is like home
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A woman has pleaded guilty in federal court after authorities said she robbed a bank in Wyoming so she could return to prison.
Linda P. Thompson entered the plea to a bank robbery charge Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne.
Thompson told the judge that going back to prison would be like going home. Sentencing was set for Oct. 12.
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The 59-year-old Thompson was arrested July 27 after a US Bank branch in Cheyenne was robbed by a woman who tossed the money into the air outside and offered some to passers-by. She then sat down and waited for police to arrive.
Thompson was released in June from prison in Oregon, where she had served time for a robbery conviction. Thompson said she unsuccessfully protested her release in Oregon.