Man Admits in Court to Branford Bank Robbery, 2 Others: Feds

BRANFORD, CT — A Rhode Island man admitted in court to robbing three banks including one in Branford, according to federal authorities.

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced in a news release that Robert Chadronet, 38, formerly of East Providence, R.I., pleaded guilty Tuesday in Hartford federal court to one count of bank robbery and admitted that he committed two bank robberies in Connecticut and one in Massachusetts.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Chadronet used force and intimidation to rob approximately $1,000 from a branch of TD Bank located at 1003 West Main Street in Branford on July 27, 2015; approximately $2,329 from a branch of Citizens Bank located at 1187 Boston Post Road in Westbrook, on August 27, 2015, and approximately $697 from a branch of Citizen’s Bank located at 2991 Cranberry Highway in Wareham, Mass., on Sept. 9, 2015.

Chadronet is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant on Dec. 28 at which time he faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.

Chadronet has been detained since September 10, 2015, when he was arrested on state charges related to a bank robbery that occurred in Milford on August 18, 2015. State charges against Chadronet for that robbery are pending, officials said in a news release.

At the time of his criminal conduct Chadronet was on federal supervised release for a prior bank robbery conviction. He faces supervised release violation proceedings in the District of Rhode Island.