Man Robbed Bank In Orange: Feds

Vincent Jones, 50, of New Haven has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery, according to a news release from the Office of John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

Jones is accused of robbing banks in Milford and Orange and attempting to rob a bank in East Haven last year. He appeared 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 Aug. 9 when he was arrested on related state charges.

The indictment alleges that Jones attempted to rob the Key Bank located at 245 Main Street in East Haven on July 31, 2017; robbed the Webster Bank located at 247 Boston Post Road in Orange of $5,469 on July 31, 2017, and robbed the Bank of America located at 1331 Boston Post Road in Milford of $6,578 on August 8, 2018, federal authorities said in a news release.

If convicted, Jones faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years on each count. This matter is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the East Haven, Orange, Milford, New Haven and Waterbury Police Departments.