Mar 10, 2016 3 min read

A Greene County jury convicted a Waynesburg woman Thursday on seven charges in connection with the 2013 robbery of a Rogersville bank.

Jamie Burnfield, 39, of 307 Prison Road, was found guilty following the three-day trial of conspiring with her ex-girlfriend, Amanda Black, to rob Rogersville Community Bank in March of 2013.

Burnfield was charged last year with conspiring to commit robbery for writing the note handed to a cashier demanding cash. She was found guilty of conspiracy, robbery, terroristic threats, theft, receiving stolen property, simple assault and harassment. The jury deliberated about two hours before returning the verdict.

“We respect the work of the jury in this and every other case,” Greene County District Attorney Marjorie Fox said after the verdict was announced about 2 p.m.

Burnfield’s attorney, Almon Burke, Jr., said it was too early to say if his client would appeal the decision.

“I thought that we put on the best case that we had,” he said. “You never know what a jury is going to do.”

During closing arguments Thursday, Burke argued not enough evidence was presented during the trial to prove Burnfield guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. He also argued Black’s testimony was untrustworthy.

“She’s the one who robbed the bank,” he said of Black while addressing the jury. “She’s the one who put on the mask, and she’s the one who lied to police. If she’s lied before, you have to take that into consideration.”

Black, 26, of 224 Washington St., Waynesburg, pleaded guilty last year to robbing the bank and was sentenced to 1 to 7 years in prison. As part of her plea agreement, Black also had to pay $3,275 in restitution to the bank and was ordered to testify against Burnfield in this trial.

She testified Burnfield drove her silver Pontiac Grand Am to a baseball field in Rogersville and wrote the note before driving to a church in Rogersville and parked in a back parking lot March 19, 2013.

Police said Burnfield admitted writing a note Black gave to a bank teller during the robbery, but Burnfield told police she did not know the note was going to be used for a robbery. Police also said Burnfield owned, at the time, a silver Pontiac Grand Am – the same vehicle a witness saw near the bank the day of the robbery.

Burke reiterated in his closing arguments a suggestion he made Wednesday – the accomplice in the heist could have been Black’s sister Fallon, not Burnfield, and the silver car could have been Black’s silver Nissan. Black denied Wednesday that her sister was a part of the conspiracy and said Burnfield was her get-away driver.

Burnfield, who had been out on a $10,000 percentage bond, will wait for sentencing in Greene County jail. Her bond was revoked by Judge Louis Dayich.

While exiting the courtroom in handcuffs, Burnfield said, “I love you guys,” to her family who attended the trial.

Her sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.s