John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that BRYCE ALEXANDER LAISTER, 26, formerly of Bridgeport
and Stratford, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V.
Covello in Hartford to 107 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of
supervised release, for robbing five Connecticut banks between November 2016
and June 2017.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
LAISTER robbed the Webster Bank at 314 Merwin Avenue in Milford on November 30,
2016; the Key Bank at 133 East Main Street in Plainville on April 7, 2017; the
Key Bank at 1328 Boston Post Road in Westbrook on May 5, 2017; the People’s
United Bank located inside the Stop and Shop at 898 Bridgeport Avenue in Shelton
on May 30, 2017, and the People’s United Bank located inside the Stop and Shop
at 112 Amity Road in New Haven on June 10, 2017.
During the Shelton robbery, LAISTER brandished a pistol, and
during the Plainville and Westbrook robberies, LAISTER threatened to kill or
shoot bank employees if they did not comply with his demands.
LAISTER was located and arrested in Stratford on June 15,
2017, after he engaged in a two-hour standoff with local and federal law
enforcement officers. At the time of his
arrest, LAISTER possessed a .380 caliber pistol and a magazine loaded with two
bullets. A subsequent search one of
LAISTER’s vehicles revealed clothing he wore during the robbery on June 10, a
makeup kit he used to disguise his features, and a Stop and Shop circular.
Judge Covello ordered LAISTER to make restitution of $25,279
to the victim banks.
LAISTER has been detained since his arrest. On February 22, 2018, he pleaded guilty to
one count of armed bank robbery.
LAISTER’s criminal history includes felony convictions for
narcotics, larceny and burglary offenses.
This investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, U.S. Marshals Service, Connecticut State Police and the Milford,
Plainville, Shelton, New Haven and Stratford Police Departments. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S.
Attorney Anthony E. Kaplan.
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