San Lorenzo attempted robbery suspects take jail, probation in plea deal

OAKLAND — Two suspects in a San Lorenzo bank robbery attempt were sentenced to jail and probation after pleading no contest to lesser offenses, court records show.

Kevin Perry, 22, and Dewey Nguyen, 21, were originally charged with attempting to rob a Citi Bank on Paseo Grande in San Leandro last August. But last month, Nguyen was given 180 days in jail and Perry was sentenced to one year in a plea deal that required prosecutors to drop the bulk of the charges.

Perry pleaded no contest to leaving the scene of an accident, where police say he struck a “juvenile pedestrian” — whose age isn’t listed in court records — during a police chase to avoid capture for the attempted bank robbery. Nguyen pleaded no contest to possessing a stolen Lexus the day after the robbery, where authorities arrested both men in Alameda after a brief foot chase.

Last Aug. 28, Perry and Nguyen allegedly entered the Chase Bank, with Nguyen keeping watch by the door and Perry walking up to the teller and handing over a note that demanded money “or I will blow this place up.”

The robbery attempt was unsuccessful, police say. After a deputy reportedly noticed the men driving away from the area in a Ford, he attempted to pull it over, then pursued the Ford through San Lorenzo when it failed to stop. The chase was discontinued after the Ford struck a child crossing the street, police say.

After the two were arrested on Aug. 29, Perry allegedly attempted to escape a police interview room.

Both men were charged with attempted robbery. Nguyen faced two additional charges related to possessing the stolen Lexus, and Perry was charged with evading police, leaving the scene of an accident, escape, and vandalism of the ceiling he allegedly attempted to climb through during the police interview.

Jail records indicate both men have been released since the deals were finalized last month.