Serial bank robber Joseph Kruger sentenced to 40 years in DOC

Serial bank robber Joseph Kruger sentenced to 40 years in DOC

Serve 40 years in prison.

Joseph kruger is claiming his gambling addiction is what lead him to rob several area banks throughout the fall of 2019.

He was on parole from federal prison in illinois when he came to tippecanoe county and committed the crimes.

The state asked for a 46 year sentence.

The defense asked for 30 years.

Kruger has been in and out of the criminal justice system since he was a juvenile.

Judge steven meyer did not feel kruger would be a good candidate for probation.

Prosecutor patrick harrington agrees.

"the system hasn't failed mr. kruger, he's failed us.

He's had multiple opportunities to be rehabilitated and each time he comes out he commits more crimes" kruger will serve his 40 year sentence consecutively.

He currently has an outstanding warrant in clark county indiana.

Kruger told the judge today that he wants to appeal his sentence.

Harrington says they are doing their best to only