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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 Our View: Three elections that matter right now ... The Concord launches ... Mail Tribune 100: Oct. 20, 1915 ... Our View: Three elections that matter right now ... The Concord launches ... Mail Tribune 100: Oct. 20, 1915 ... COURTS Monical will plead to Washington robberies Escape artist expected to plead to Oregon, Idaho heists, too Comment By Thomas Moriarty Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Thomas Moriarty Mail Tribune Posted Jun. 19, 2015 at 4:54 PM Updated Jun 19, 2015 at 5:08 PM By Thomas Moriarty Mail Tribune Posted Jun. 19, 2015 at 4:54 PM Updated Jun 19, 2015 at 5:08 PM » Social News Jackson County Jail escapee and convicted bank robber Bradley William Monical has agreed to plead guilty to federal bank robbery charges in Washington and is expected to plead to more robberies in Oregon and Idaho under an agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office. Under the May 27 agreement, Monical consented to have his case transferred to U.S. District Court in Medford and to plead guilty to the 2010 robberies of Banner Bank in Walla Walla, the U.S. Bank at the Columbia Center Mall in Kennewick and the Sterling Savings Bank in Spokane. Monical, 44, faces three counts of armed bank robbery and two counts of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime in the Medford court under an indictment filed in August 2013. The indictment charges him with the 2010 robberies of two Sterling Savings banks in Medford and Klamath falls and a Bank of America branch in Redmond. He also faces a single count of bank robbery in the U.S. District Court for Idaho under an indictment charging him with the August 2010 robbery of a Bank of America in Coeur d'Alene. In a June 4 motion for a continuance, Monical's attorney, Ashland lawyer Terry Kolkey, wrote that the parties involved had reached an agreement for each of the three cases to be resolved with a plea in the Medford court, where Monical's trial had previously been continued five times. His change of plea in Medford has been set for 1:30 p.m. June 29. He's already serving a 34-year state prison sentence following convictions for escaping from Jackson County Jail in November 2012, the December 2010 robbery of the PremierWest Bank in Ashland and the April 2011 robbery of a Sterling Savings Bank in Coos Bay. Monical's escape, which occurred while he was awaiting trial for the Ashland robbery, happened when he climbed through an unsecured mesh panel on the jail's rooftop exercise yard and leaped onto a nearby tree. In response to Monical's escape, then-Sheriff Mike Winters ordered the exercise area's roofing replaced with solid bars and had the trees surrounding the jail cut down. Monical was recaptured by deputy U.S. marshals nearly a year later in Oregon City. Reach reporter Thomas Moriarty at 541-776-4471 or [email protected] . By Thomas Moriarty Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Thomas Moriarty Mail Tribune Posted Jun. 19, 2015 at 4:54 PM Updated Jun 19, 2015 at 5:08 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