A 65-year-old career criminal who killed a man in Brookline in 1968 and repeatedly escaped from custody should serve more than nine years behind bars for his latest brush with the law, an armed bank robbery in Brighton in 2015, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

Joseph G. Rachal, who made off with nearly $2,400 during the November 2015 heist, is “a dangerous individual who has no intention of becoming a law-abiding citizen,’’ prosecutors wrote in a legal document filed Tuesday in US District Court in Boston.

A jury convicted Rachal of the robbery in April.

The government requested in Tuesday’s filing that he receive a 111-month prison term when he is sentenced Thursday. Rachal’s lawyer declined to comment.

Prosecutors said his life of crime began at the age of 15 and quickly escalated two years later, when he fatally shot Walter B. Howe, 23, on June 20, 1968, in Brookline. Howe had graduated from Northeastern University two days earlier.

Rachal and two accomplices stole a vehicle belonging to Howe’s friend. When Howe and the friend caught up with the thieves, Rachal shot Howe in the stomach as the two scuffled, according to prosecutors and Globe archives.

He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder the following year and escaped from the courthouse after receiving a life term, the filing said. Rachal was apprehended a short time later, and he was granted a new trial in 1979 when his plea was vacated. Rachal later pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Howe’s death and ultimately served 11 ½ years for the killing.

He continued his violent ways after his release, racking up convictions in subsequent years for offenses including armed robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm without a permit, armed assault to kill, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and drunken driving, the filing said.

While serving a lengthy sentence in the 1980s, Rachal escaped from the MCI-Walpole Pre-Release Center and remained on the lam for three years, the filing said.

“Throughout his life, Rachal has continuously displayed an absolute disregard for the law and societal norms,’’ prosecutors wrote.

During his murder trial, Rachal’s accomplices testified he called them and apologized for the shooting, saying, “I didn’t mean to shoot the guy’’ and “I thought I shot the guy in the leg,’’ according to Globe archives.

During the 2015 robbery of a TD Bank branch in Brighton, Rachal brandished a loaded Glock .9 millimeter firearm and was arrested on a nearby street, the government said.

“At one point during the pursuit, Rachal stopped and assumed a ‘bladed stance,’ ’’ prosecutors wrote. “At this time, the pursuing officers were able to catch and gain control of Rachal after a violent struggle.’’

William Fick, Rachal’s attorney, wrote in a legal filing shortly before trial that his client suffered significant injuries during the arrest, including “a head injury, eye injury, facial and scalp contusions, and rib fractures.’’

Globe correspondent Chuck Leddy contributed to this report. Travis Andersen can be reached at travis.andersen @globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @TAGlobe.