A judge sentenced a Delaware woman to two to four years in state prison after she submitted a non-negotiated guilty plea earlier this year for robbing a Salisbury Township bank.

Judge Dennis Reinaker handed down the sentence to Kesha Denine Walker, of Wilmington, on June 25. Walker had pleaded guilty in Marchto a single count each of robbery, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.

Walker, 50, stole nearly $3,000 from the bank in the 700 block of State Route 41 the afternoon of June 8, 2023. 

Surveillance footage from inside the bank depicted Walker, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and gloves, handing the teller a note demanding cash and claiming she had a gun. Walker fled after the teller handed her $2,900 in cash.

Investigators were able to identify Walker by determining that she was driving a vehicle with Delaware license plates after her car was spotted in Chester County shortly after the robbery. 

Police found only 12 vehicles registered in Delaware that matched the make and model of the car Walker was driving. A side-by-side comparison of Walker’s driver’s license and surveillance photos taken inside the bank showed a strong resemblance to one another.

Later, in September 2023, Walker committed a nearly identical robbery at a bank in Delaware County. Walker was arrested less than 24 hours after that incident, quickly admitting to police that she wanted the money to play slot machines at a Delaware casino and also confessing to the Salisbury Township robbery.

As part of her sentence Walker is also banned from the bank where the incident took place. 

Assistant District Attorney Kyle Linardo prosecuted the case.

Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Paul Price filed the charges.