A 38-year-old Eugene man was sentenced Wednesday, Jan. 7, to five years and 10 months in prison after admitting to one bank robbery and the attempted robbery of another.

Clarke Chaos Zyz entered into a plea deal with prosecutors that reduced one count of second-degree robbery to attempted second-degree robbery, considered a lesser included offense.

In addition, Zyz pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery, first-degree theft and second-degree theft.

Lane County Circuit Judge Stephen W. Morgan sentenced Zyz to 70 months in prison and three years of post-prison supervision. Morgan also ordered Zyz to pay a combined $2,025 in restitution, with the money to go to Banner Bank.

Cottage Grove police responded Sept. 9 to a robbery of a Banner Bank. Later that same afternoon, Lane County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to a robbery at a Banner Bank in Creswell, law enforcement officials said in September.

The sheriff’s office released a photo of the suspect and said he drove away in a gold Ford Escort ZX2. Eugene police arrested Zyz the next day after spotting him in the gold Ford Escort.

Court records show Zyz successfully petitioned in May 2024 for a name change from Clarke Reese McMakin.