Sarah Royna's dramatic sprint into Penrith District court was her last dash before her sentence is handed down, after a judge found her guilty of a second robbery plot.
Disguised in a beanie and brown wig, the former Army private crashed into a cameraman on her way into court for the verdict on allegations she plotted to rob an RSL just a week after robbing a military bank.
The 26-year-old pleaded guilty to armed robbery after she held up the Australian Defence Credit Union on Richmond's military base with a replica pistol and balaclava at 3:30pm on February 7, 2014.
After robbing the credit union, Royna and her co-accused Tayla Stahl-Smith made off with $2,685 in a getaway vehicle while the base went into lockdown.
In a judge-only trial, Judge Stephen Hanley found Royna guilty of a second charge of conspiring to rob Windsor RSL with her co-accused, a charge Royna had denied.
Judge Hanley referenced text messages between the pair as evidence of the plot, and the fact they had purchased two knives and clothing to carry out a second robbery shortly after completing the first.
"I am satisfied beyond reasonable doubt there was an agreement to rob Windsor RSL with a dangerous weapon," Judge Hanley said.
"The plan to carry out the Windsor RSL [robbery] falls within commission of offence even though it was not carried out."
The text exchange presented at trial between the two women showed Royna telling her co-accused she had an idea.
"It's my best yet," Royna texted.
"It's almost as easy as the last one."
Judge Hanley told the court he believed that was "clearly" a reference to the credit union robbery and that a custodial sentence was "inevitable".
Stahl-Smith is currently serving a suspended sentence for her role in the first robbery.
Richmond RAAF base is one of Australia's largest military bases and home to the country's C-130 Hercules fleet, as well as a major logistics hub for the Australian Defence Force.
Royna was refused bail and will be sentenced on October 2.
