Somerset County Man Found Guilty In 2013 Bank Robbery

A 46-year-old Bound Brook man has been convicted of first-degree robbery for the 2013 crime committed at the Wells Fargo Bank located on Union Avenue.

Marc Kirkland will remain lodged in the Somerset County Jail until he is sentenced.

According to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office:

• On June 29, 2013, defendant Kirkland entered the Bound Brook branch of the Wells Fargo Bank located on Union Avenue.

• While wearing a mask and gloves, he demanded money from the tellers and threatened that he had a bomb.

• A witness observed defendant Kirkland exit the bank and was able obtain the license plate from the defendant’s vehicle.

• When apprehended on July 2, 2014, proceeds from the robbery were discovered inside defendant Kirkland’s vehicle.