Man Faces 12 Years in Prison for Middlebury, Other Crimes

A Newtown man is facing 12 years in prison for robbing two banks in Naugatuck and Waterbury as well as homes in Middlebury and Bridgewater.

Shane Parsons, 37, pleaded guilty to multiple burglary, robbery and conspiracy charges after appearing in Waterbury Superior Court Monday. Through the guilty pleas, Parsons admitted to robbing the  branch on Church Street on June 15, 2010, and a Webster Bank branch on Highland Avenue in Waterbury on June 17, 2010.

He pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree burglary, and a conspiracy to commit third-degree burglary, in connection with break-ins in Middlebury and Bridgewater.

As part of the agreement, Parsons would face 12 years in prison of an 18-year suspended sentence, plus three years of probation. Parsons is due to be sentenced in Waterbury Superior Court on Aug. 19, according to the clerk’s office.

Parsons, of 20 Bonnie Brae Drive in Newtown, was , while co-defendant Carl Valluzzo stood outside before the pair's escape. The bank teller told police Parsons, walked in and handed a note that read "Give me all your money, no funny money. I have a gun and I'll start shooting," court documents alleged. The teller complied, pulling several $10 and $20 bills from the top drawer and handing them over.

Both Parsons and Valluzzo were nabbed in Bridgeport two days after the Naugatuck and Waterbury robberies, police said.

Valluzzo  while his case is pending.

Apart from these crimes, Parsons is facing a laundry list of other charges in other towns and judicial jurisdictions. Police said he broke into homes in Southbury, Newtown and Roxbury and he is still facing charges in connection to those cases in Danbury and Litchfield superior courts, according to the state Judicial Branch’s website.