Decatur's 'Dracula' Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Prison

Nathaniel Little Jr., 43, of Decatur, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Charles Pannell, Jr., to serve more than 20 years in prison on charges of armed bank robbery and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.

United States Attorney David Nahmias noted, “Today’s sentence drives a stake into the heart of a simple yet dangerous crime: robbing banks. This “Dracula” bandit will now spend many nights in the dark and confined cavern of a prison cell. In this scary economy, robbing banks may seem like a quick way for criminals to get money, but the real horror begins once they caught.”

Little was sentenced to 20 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution of $14,669. Little pleaded guilty to the charges on Nov. 12, 2008.

According to Nahmias and the information presented in court, on the morning of Aug. 23, 2006, Little, wearing a Dracula mask, walked into the CDC Federal Credit Union on Brandywine Road in Atlanta with a semi-automatic gun in his hand. He placed a bag on the counter and, while pointing the gun, yelled at the tellers to fill it up. After getting the money, the defendant fled the bank.

A little over a month later, on Sept. 29, 2006, Little robbed the same CDC Federal Credit Union in the same way: he walked in wearing a Dracula mask and carrying a semi-automatic handgun, he placed a bag on the counter and, while pointing the gun at the tellers, he ordered them to fill up his bag. At one point during this robbery, Little shouted at a teller, “Don’t make me have to shoot you.” After getting the money, he fled the bank.

The FBI later tracked a car that had been parked near the robbery and, after a lengthy investigation, located key witnesses, which helped investigators identify Little, who had been arrested on unrelated state charges after the robberies.