Woman Sentenced in Bank Robbery

A woman who presided over a gang of bank robbers was sentenced in Olympia, Wash., to 10 years in prison. Virginia Marie Kay, 33, was accused of sending her 14-year-old daughter, two 15-year-old girls and a 20-year-old to hold up a bank July 31. She pleaded guilty to armed robbery and assault. Prosecutor Phil Harju said Kay recruited the robbers, planned the crime, decided who would do what while she waited in the woods and took custody of the loot--$1,089. Amber Wood, 20, pleaded guilty to robbery Sept. 15 and was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison. Kay’s daughter and the two 15-year-olds, who were accused of carrying the guns during the holdup, are awaiting a juvenile court hearing on whether they will be tried as adults on robbery charges.