John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that ROBERT ABEL, 56, of Atlantic Beach, Florida, was
sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 100
months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for a
Connecticut bank robbery, two armed robberies in Florida and a carjacking in
South Carolina.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
on February 11, 2017, Abel, brandishing a long silver blade, robbed a McDonald’s
restaurant in East Palm Coast, Florida.
On February 12, brandishing a long knife, he robbed a CVS in St.
Augustine, Florida. Abel stole a total
of approximately $733 during these two robberies.
On February 15, Abel stole a car from a woman in South
Carolina, ordering the victim not to move or he would shoot her.
On February 17, Abel stole $1,517 during a robbery of a
Webster Bank branch in Stratford. He
then attempted to rob a Walgreens Pharmacy in Stratford, but left the store
without any money. Milford Police
arrested Abel later that day.
Abel has been detained since his arrest. On November 6, 2017, he pleaded guilty to one
count of bank robbery.
This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Stratford Police Department and Milford Police Department, with
the assistance of the Summerville (S.C.) Police Department, St. Augustine
Police Department and the Flagler County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S.
Attorney Douglas P. Morabito.
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