A 50-year old Saint Louis man, Arnell L. Edwards, was sentenced in federal district court, in East Saint Louis for bank robbery, according to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton.  Edwards was sentenced to 4 and a quarter years in prison, 3 years supervised release, ordered to pay $1,547 restitution and a $100 special assessment.  He pled guilty on November 19, 2013, to charges stemming from a September 6, 2013, bank robbery at U.S. Bank in New Athens, Illinois.  Edwards entered the bank wearing a polka dot dress, wig and sunglasses.  He then placed a rag over his mouth and approached a bank teller, showing her hand written instructions on a small piece of red paper, reading “STICK UP ALL MONEY” and stated, “Give me all the money.”  Edwards grabbed the cash, exited the bank and discarded the clothing before returning to a nearby apartment.  A search of the apartment resulted in the discovery of a pad of red Post-It-Notes matching the size, shape and color of the note given to the bank teller.