Man Who Robbed Bryn Mawr Bank With Pellet Gun Gets Prison Time

BRYN MAWR, PA — A man who robbed a Bryn Mawr bank and five banks, including one in Radnor, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to federal authorities.

Justin O’Brien, 33, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in prison, 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $7,244 in restitution for the armed robbery of six banks in the region, United States Attorney William M. McSwain said.

In December last year, O’Brien pleaded guilty to committing an armed bank robbery on March 12, 2019, taking $1,260 from an employee of Firstrust Bank on Lancaster Avenue in Bryn Mawr.

O'Brien also admitted to committing an assault by with a pellet gun.

As part of the plea agreement, O’Brien also acknowledged his guilt for five other bank robberies, and agreed that the court could sentence him as if he had been convicted of these crimes.

Other banks he admitted to robbing included the Tompkins VIST Bank on Verree Road in Philadelphia, resulting in a loss of approximately $1,880; the M&T Bank on Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia, resulting in a loss of approximately $451; the Firstrust Bank on Krewstown Road in Philadelphia, resulting in a loss of approximately $975; the Tompkins VIST Bank on West Lancaster Avenue in Radnor Township, resulting in a loss of approximately $600; the PNC Bank on Market Street in Philadelphia, resulting in a loss of approximately $2,078.