A man from Ashland has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to bank robbery.

According to Danny Chaffin’s plea, he admitted that on April 5, 2019, by intimidation, he took money from the Bluegrass Community Federal Credit Union in Ashland.

Chaffin admitted to wearing a black mask and running into the credit union and demanding the teller to “Give me all the money now!”

The teller complied, and Chaffin was able to take $12,506. Chaffin was arrested the following day in possession of $10,256 of the bank’s money.

Multiple police agencies, including the FBI and the Ashland Police Department, conducted the investigation.

He pleaded guilty in January 2020. Under federal law, he must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence and will be on probation for three years after his release.