CHARLESTOWN, MA - A Charlestown man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Boston to bank robbery.
Robert H. Brady, 41, pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery. U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock scheduled sentencing for May 7. Brady is currently in federal custody.
On June 28, 2018, Brady walked into a branch of the Cambridge Savings Bank in Charlestown, approached a teller, and demanded the bank’s money by saying words to the effect of: “Give me everything or I will come back and blow this place up.”
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The teller gave Brady, who was wearing a white ski mask and gloves, about $912 from her cash drawer, which included a GPS tracking device. Brady then ran off.
Law enforcement officials activated the GPS tracking device, and a short time later, spotted him walking across West Street near the Clarence R. Edwards Middle School. When he saw police, officers said he took off, but they were able to grab him after a brief chase. During his arrest, police said they found a bundle of money, and the GPS tracking device, stuffed in his pants.
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Brady faces up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000.
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