John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has
returned an indictment charging ALVIN ROBERTSON, 55, of Bridgeport, with three
counts of bank robbery and two counts of interference with commerce by robbery.
The indictment was returned on October 16, 2018. Robertson appeared today before U.S.
Magistrate Judge William I. Garfinkel in Bridgeport and entered a plea of not
guilty to the charges. He has been
detained since his arrest on related state charges on September 27, 2018.
The indictment alleges that Robertson robbed a Subway store
located at 9 Ethan Allen Highway in Ridgefield on May 20, 2018; a Subway store
located at 447 Monroe Turnpike in Monroe on July 22, 2018; a People’s United
Bank branch located at 470 Monroe Turnpike in Monroe on August 29, 2018; a
People’s United Bank branch located at 763 Straits Turnpike in Watertown on September
21, 2018, and a People’s United Bank branch located at 1135 Farmington Avenue
in Berlin on September 25, 2018.
If convicted, Robertson faces a maximum term of imprisonment
of 20 years on each count.
U.S. Attorney Durham stressed that an indictment is not
evidence of guilt. Charges are only
allegations, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven
guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
This matter is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Watertown, Ridgefield, Monroe and Berlin Police
Departments. The case is being
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas P. Morabito.
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