Former Daingerfield men sentenced for 2015 robbery

Two men have been sentenced to prison for their roles a February 2015 bank robbery. Latarious Hughes and Kenneth Hooks were both arrested on the afternoon Feb. 27, 2015, following a morning robbery at the Daingerfield branch of the First National Bank of Hughes Springs. The pair pled guilty to charges related to the robbery on Oct. 6, 2015, after having been indicted by a federal grand jury on March 18, 2015. On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Hughes was sentenced to six years in prison by Judge Rodney Gilstrap. Hooks had been sentenced on Tuesday by Gilstrap to three years in prison for his role in the robbery. Hughes had been facing up to 25 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, while Hooks could have been 12 and a half years in prison and a $125,000 fine.