Crime
Bristol County man sentenced to prison in Fall River court after pleading guilty to armed robbery
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A Taunton man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to armed robbery in Fall River Superior Court.
According to police, on March 12, at approximately 9:53 a.m., Raynham Police were notified of a robbery in progress at the Rockland Trust Bank, 275 New State Highway.
Officers arrived at the bank to learn that a male had entered the bank, approached a teller, and passed a note which demanded money and claimed that the male had a bomb. The male then fled in a small gray sport utility vehicle.
Officers located the suspect, later identified as 57-year-old John St. Onge of Taunton, and the small gray SUV a short distance away from the bank. Stonge initially refused to stop for police and fled at a low rate of speed, before eventually pulling over.
St. Onge was then taken into custody without further incident. A search of St. Onge and his vehicle located cash that was stolen from the bank, as well as a brown electrical cord that was attached to a light switch made to look like an incendiary device.
On Wednesday, St. Onge was sentenced to not less than 2 years to not more than 4 years after pleading guilty. He receives credit for 127 days already served.
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Fed Up
July 17, 2024 at 3:38 pm
2-4 years for bank robbery? I would’ve expected a harsher sentence
Jailhouse Lawyer
July 17, 2024 at 5:28 pm
My sentiments exactly!! WTH? That’s nuts!! Unless the evidence was weak and the Prosecutor is not as good as one would think. As that, His attorney rocked it.