MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — A man who admitted to robbing a Morris County bank with a piece of paper has been sentenced to prison.
Jason H. Perlett, 65, of Hackettstown, was sentenced to ten years in prison after admitting to robbing a bank this past March, officials said Friday.
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On March 23, On Monday, around 4 p.m., police were called to the Bank of America on East Main Street in Denville on reports that it had been robbed.
Investigators discovered that Perlett had handed the bank teller a note demanding money, police said. No weapon was displayed, authorities added.
The teller cooperated, and Perlett left the bank with $6,000 before getting into his vehicle and driving off, officials said.
About an hour later, Perlett's car was spotted driving on Route 10 in Roxbury. Police pulled him over and found evidence and the stolen money in the car, according to prosecutors.
Perlett was arrested and charged with second-degree robbery, which he pleaded guilty to in June.
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