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Maryland Man Charged With Bank Robbery

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Robert Donnell, age 56, of Freeland, Maryland, was indicted on August 29, 2018, by a federal grand jury for bank robbery. 

According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, the indictment alleges that on May 23, 2018, Donnell robbed the BB&T Bank located in Shrewsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania of $1,584.

The case was investigated by the Southern Regional Police Department, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Maryland State Police.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Chelsea Schinnour is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.

Indictments and Criminal Informations are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is twenty years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the Judge is also required to consider and weigh a number of factors, including the nature, circumstances and seriousness of the offense; the history and characteristics of the defendant; and the need to punish the defendant, protect the public and provide for the defendant's educational, vocational and medical needs. For these reasons, the statutory maximum penalty for the offense is not an accurate indicator of the potential sentence for a specific defendant.

 

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Updated August 31, 2018

Topic
Violent Crime