JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A man pled guilty in connection to a Jackson bank robbery.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Wilbert Lindsay Ransom, 45, pled guilty to one count of bank robbery on September 8, 2025, after being indicted by a federal grand jury.

Prosecutors said Ransom’s charges stemmed from the May 27, 2025, robbery of the Trustmark National Bank branch location on Woodrow Wilson Avenue in Jackson. Security video from the incident showed Ransom enter the bank and approach the teller window with a hand-written demand note. In the video, Ransom was shown reaching into his pocket and removing a folding knife while making his demand. He fled from the bank and was later arrested in Brandon the same day.

Ransom is scheduled to be sentenced on January 9, 2026. He faces a penalty of up to 20 years in prison.

The Jackson Field Office of the FBI investigated the matter with assistance from the Capitol Police Department and the Brandon Police Department.