Paul Henning Faces 14 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty in Bank Heist

A West Deptford man who pleaded guilty Monday to a 2011 knifepoint bank robbery in National Park now faces the prospect of 14 years in prison as well as restitution for the heist.

Paul K. Henning, 52, whose last known address was on Delaware Street in West Deptford, admitted to robbing what was then known as , now Fulton Bank, on Grove Avenue on June 8, 2011.

It was near the close of the day when Henning, who previously spent more than a year and a half in prison on a pair of convenience store robberies in 2000, went into the bank, brandished a steak knife toward an employee, then stole cash and took off on foot.

But a distinctive neck tattoo, reminiscent of barbed wire, gave Henning away. Westville/National Park police were able to pinpoint him as the robber through that tattoo and a search of his first name, which led to his arrest at a family member’s apartment in West Deptford less than a week after the robbery.

At the time of his arrest, Henning was carrying $209, and has been ordered to pay a total of $6,400 in restitution to the bank as part of his plea deal.

Superior Court Judge M. Christine Allen-Jackson scheduled sentencing for Aug. 17. Henning has remained in jail on default of $500,000 bail since his arrest on June 14, 2011.