Man gets 15 years for ATM hold-ups

A man was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for holding up nine people at District ATMs in one month.

John Woodland, 45, robbed or tried to rob people as they used automated teller machines around the city between April 20, 2010, and May 19, 2010. According to prosecutors, he often used a knife to threaten his victims as he demanded money and used their cards to withdraw cash from their accounts.