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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW 'Mitigation banking' ... The El Niño effect ... Our View: Legislature left unfinished business on ethics ... 'Mitigation banking' ... The El Niño effect ... Our View: Legislature left unfinished business on ethics ... CRIME One-time 'person of interest' in Grubbs case sentenced on bank robberies Medford robbery was first of seven that led to Delaurentiis' 25-year sentence Comment By Mark Freeman Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Mark Freeman Mail Tribune Posted Mar. 16, 2015 at 5:54 PM By Mark Freeman Mail Tribune Posted Mar. 16, 2015 at 5:54 PM » Social News A convicted murderer and serial bank robber who was once a "person of interest" in the 2011 David Grubbs murder in Ashland was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for a string of seven bank robberies statewide that included one in east Medford. Christian Oliver Delaurentiis, 33, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland after earlier pleading guilty to a four-month bank-robbery spree that began Jan. 2, 2012, when he robbed U.S. Bank inside the Albertsons grocery store at 910 N. Phoenix Road, authorities said. Delaurentiis wore aviator glasses when he walked into the branch that Sunday afternoon and told the teller he would detonate a bomb he previously placed there if he was not given money, according to police reports. Federal court records show Delaurentiis fled with $1,911 in cash. Police records said investigators never found a bomb. Today's sentence will run concurrent with a yet-to-be-imposed life sentence awaiting Delaurentiis, who also had pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated murder and abuse of a corpse in the May 1, 2012, slaying of Phillip Lindemuth, 43. Court records state that Lindemuth was stabbed to death inside his Aloha home and his body, which had been sawed into many pieces, was found in a freezer in his garage. Washington County prosecutors said Delaurentiis killed Lindemuth to keep him from exposing his role in the bank robberies. Lindemuth's murder occurred less than six months after the 23-year-old Grubbs was found dead on the Ashland Central Bike Path on Nov. 19, 2011, police said. An autopsy showed that Grubbs was nearly decapitated from a weapon with a medium to large blade, police said. Delaurentiis' ties to Southern Oregon and history of knife violence put the former Ashland resident on investigators' radar screen in the Grubbs slaying, but he's never been ruled in or out of the pool of potential suspects, police have said. Ashland police Chief Terry Holderness said he was one of a dozen people with similar crimes as committed in the Grubbs' slaying, but that Delaurentiis never rose to the level of a suspect. The Grubbs case remains unsolved. Reach reporter Mark Freeman at 541-776-4470 or [email protected]. Follow him at www.twitter.com/MTwriterFreeman.   By Mark Freeman Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Mark Freeman Mail Tribune Posted Mar. 16, 2015 at 5:54 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501