3 2 , 7 8 6 . 2 8 ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁lo cker ▁checked ▁out ▁to ▁van ▁Ste enberg h ▁at ▁F t . ▁Law ton , ▁Seattle , ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 . ▁Another ▁$ 6 , 6 5 7 . 2 4 ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁wood ed ▁area ▁near ▁R ent on , ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Seattle , ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁ ▁After ▁initially ▁ple ading ▁not ▁guilty , ▁van ▁Ste enberg h ▁changed ▁his ▁ple a ▁to ▁guilty ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁after ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁out lined ▁how ▁van ▁Ste enberg h ▁had ▁pl otted ▁and ▁carried ▁out ▁the ▁burg l ary . ▁He ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁due ▁to ▁become ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁par ole ▁after ▁ 7 ▁years . ▁However , ▁the ▁judge ▁stated ▁he ▁would ▁consider ▁a ▁reduction ▁of ▁the ▁sentence ▁after ▁receiving ▁a ▁prob ation ▁report . ▁His ▁par ole ▁el ig ibility ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 3 ▁years ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁while ▁the ▁maximum ▁penalty ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁was ▁u ph eld , ▁ ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁par ole ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : B ank ▁rob ber ies ▁Category : 1 9 6 1 ▁cr imes ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 1 9 6