HOUSTON – A man connected to a series of "bank jugging" crimes was handed a hefty prison sentence Monday.
Marvin Rue pleaded guilty and received a 25-year prison term.
Rue was one of two suspects arrested on April 30, 2014 by the Houston Police Department's Southeast, Eastside and Northeast Divisional Tactical Units.
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Rue and an accomplice, identified by police as Londun Mourning, followed a bank customer and burglarized the customer's vehicle, according to police.
Rue evaded arrest on foot, but was subsequently captured.
Rue was on parole for possession of a firearm and Mourning was on probation for possession of a controlled substance; ecstasy. Both men have lengthy criminal histories, police say.
Mourning's next probation case is set for March 4.
At the time of arrest, both men were suspected in numerous bank jugging- related motor vehicle burglaries in the Houston area, police said.