Wichita man, 24, charged in bank, jewelry store robberies

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A 24-year-old man has been charged in four bank robberies and a jewelry store robbery in Wichita.

Terence L. Thomas is charged with four counts of bank robbery, one count of robbing a commercial business, one count of brandishing a firearm during a robbery and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm following a felony conviction.

If convicted, Thomas faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison for the counts of bank robbery and robbing a commercial business. For the charge of brandishing a firearm during a robbery, he faces no less than seven years.

He also faces up to $1,750,000 in fines.