Belle Vernon Man Pleads Guilty To Bank Robbery

United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan says a Belle Vernon man has pleaded guilty in federal court, to charges of bank robbery and attempted bank robbery.  According to information presented to the Court, on July 9, 2021, surveillance footage from a Monessen bank recorded a male wearing a baseball cap, a mask, and white sneakers walk into the bank and slide a note to the teller demanding $15,000 and threatening to “shoot” if the police were called. In response, the teller provided the male $3,731, and the male fled before law enforcement’s arrival.  Forensic evidence identified 29-year-old Dylan Adams as the individual who committed the bank robbery, with investigators also finding a photograph of Adams on his social media account that showed the same white sneakers worn during the bank robbery.  Following the July 9th bank robbery, authorities released still images of the surveillance footage and on n July 23, 2021, an employee of a credit union in Charleroi contacted police saying that he recognized the man from those still images as someone who had entered the credit union and then left after observing that all of the tellers were occupied with other customers. An employee of the credit union quickly locked the door behind the man, who attempted to re-enter the bank through that and another door, but was told that the bank was closed. Law enforcement again identified Adams as the individual who attempted to commit this bank robbery.  Sentencing has been set for December 19th. The maximum penalty at each count is up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both.