N.Y. Man Charged With Robbing Fort Lee Bank Due In Court

FORT LEE, N.J. — The man accused of robbing a borough bank and running across a highway was due to appear in federal court Friday.

Isaac Nesbit, 30, was slated to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge James B. Clark III in Newark federal court.

Nesbit allegedly threatened to shoot everyone in the Bank of New Jersey during the Jan. 20 if a teller did not hand him cash, said U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman.

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Nesbit allegedly ran across 14 lanes of highway traffic after robbing the bank, police previously said. Authorities stopped him at the New York City-bound bus stop of the George Washington Bridge; police found the stolen cash in Nesbit's back pocket. Authorities did not say how much money Nesbit took from the bank.

Nesbit has been held at the Bergen County Jail since his arrest, Fishman said.

Nesbit was charged with robbery, making terroristic threats and obstruction of administration of the law.

Nesbit faces a possible 20-year jail sentence and a $250,000 fine if he is found guilty.

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