Philadelphia Man Convicted at Trial of Armed Robbery of Area Credit Union

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Charles Thomas Clark, 30, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was convicted today at trial of aiding and abetting armed bank robbery, and aiding and abetting using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

The defendant was charged with those offenses by indictment in April 2024, arising from the gunpoint robbery of a Montgomery County credit union.

As detailed in court filings and proven at trial, on January 9, 2024, just before 3:30 p.m., Clark and co-defendant Emmanuel Glass entered the American Heritage Credit Union branch located on the 1300 block of Old York Road in Abington, Pa. At gunpoint, they demanded money from credit union employees, putting the cash in a paper McDonald’s bag. They also took deposited checks.

Throughout the encounter, employees heard Clark say, “It’s not worth it, this is all insured”; “…it’s not worth your life,” in reference to pushing alarm buttons, and warning employees not to move or they would get shot.

After exiting the credit union with the stolen cash, the robbers fled in a gold 2014 Chevrolet Cruze. The bank manager then called 911 to report the robbery.

Police spotted the Chevrolet Cruze a few miles away from the credit union and began to follow the vehicle. Clark, who was driving, struck multiple vehicles as he fled from police at a high rate of speed, then crashed into a marked Abington Police vehicle. Both robbers took off on foot and were apprehended shortly thereafter by police.

Clark’s co-defendant Glass, who pleaded guilty in July, is scheduled to be sentenced on November 5. Clark is scheduled to be sentenced on February 5, 2026.

The case was investigated by the Abington Township Police Department and FBI Philadelphia’s Fort Washington Resident Agency and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Catherine Dos Santos and Special Assistant United States Attorney Meghan Farley.

Note: the posting of this press release was delayed, due to the federal government shutdown from October 1, 2025, to November 12, 2025.