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United States Attorney Trent Shores says 37-year-old Mark Jones of Sapulpa pleas guilty in federal court Thursday morning for his actions in a Tulsa bank robbery in July.

Jones entered the Commerce Bank located at Utica Square in Tulsa where he wore a mask and brandished a 9 mm pistol. He then ordered the teller at gunpoint to fill a backpack with cash and threatened to kill anyone using a cellphone during the robbery before fleeing the bank in an SUV.

Tulsa Police later located Jones in the SUV which led to an hour-long high speed chase. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol would intervene by using a “Tactical Vehicle Intervention” maneuver to disable Jones’ vehicle. At the time of arrest, officers discovered the pistol and mask used in the crime, as well as the $2,379 in cash stolen from the bank.

As part of the plea agreement, Jones and the Government agreed to a sentence of 90 months in prison, restitution to the bank, and forfeiture of the weapon used in the crime.