An Ocean Beach man dubbed the “Skateboard Bandit,” who fled on a skateboard after a series of bank robberies, has pleaded guilty. Colter Stanley Johnson, 26, is free on $100,000 bond with the condition he live with his parents in Ramona. He will be sentenced July 29 in U.S. District Court in San Diego. According to prosecutors, Johnson faces a maximum term of 25 years in federal prison, but federal sentencing guidelines prohibit such a term for someone without a criminal record. The U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office has not submitted its recommended sentence, but it may seek a term of less than eight years, officials said. In the “Skateboard Bandit” series, Johnson typically fled the robbery scenes on a skateboard. But he was witnessed getting into a vehicle registered to him in the last hold-up. Someone wrote his license-plate number down. Johnson pleaded guilty to committing two robberies, and the third hold-up at a Torrey Highlands bank will be dismissed during sentencing as a result of the plea. Johnson admitted to the July 12, 2010 robbery of Comerica Bank, located at 3361 Rosecrans St. in the Midway District, in which nearly $4,000 was taken. Johnson also pleaded guilty to robbing a Chase Bank in Poway on Sept. 2, 2010 \u2014 in which roughly another $4,000 was stolen. U.S. Magistrate Nita Stormes accepted Johnson\u2019s guilty pleas on May 3 and she modified his release conditions to include a 7:30 p.m. curfew. Johnson must be at home between that time and 6 a.m., according to court records. His previous curfew was from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The change apparently reflects a request to accomodate Johnson\u2019s work hours. Prosecutors said Johnson will likely be ordered to pay restitution to the banks. Johnson, who wore a dark hat and sunglasses, lifted his shirt to show a gun to a teller in the last hold-up. He was arrested at the intersection of Narragansett Avenue and Chatsworth Boulevard by FBI agents and San Diego Police on Sept. 2 \u2014 a location that was near his Ocean Beach home.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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