Suspects in Bank Robbery and I-79 Chase Indicted on Federal Charges
If convicted, the pair could face up to 25 years in prison and fines of $250,000.
U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton announced Tuesday the indictment of two men on charges of robbing a Ross Township bank and leading police on a high-speed chase through several northern North Hills suburbs before crashing on Interstate 79 just after the Wexford exit. Regan Pierre, 20, of New Castle and Mario Robinson, 24, of New Kensington are charged with the armed robbery of the Fidelity Bank at 1009 Perry Highway on Oct. 17. Bank employees called 911 shortly after 4 p.m. to report the robbery. Ross Police Detectives were in the area with a prisoner on an unrelated call and spotted a black Honda coupe fleeing the scene, Detective Brian Kohlhepp said. The detectives followed the car, which sped west on Rochester Road while passing other …
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Woody
1:05 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012
These two are the epitome of stupidity... on so many levels. I wonder if they even did one iota of planning, or whether they had any familiarity at all with the roads, directions, and neighborhoods in which they would be driving (and crashing... and running), the levels of law enforcement in the area and how quickly they can be deployed to I-79. Could they possibly have been any more conspicuous … more ›