Christopher Larue, Armed Bank Robbery, Pennsylvania 2021

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Serial Bank Robber Sentenced to 25 Years for Armed Robbery and Attempted Murder

PHILADELPHIA – In a shocking turn of events, Christopher Larue, a 44-year-old resident of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to a whopping 25 years and one day in prison for his involvement in an armed bank robbery in Bucks County and the subsequent attempted murder of a Pennsylvania State Trooper in Montgomery County.

According to court documents, Larue entered QNB Bank in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, on October 19, 2020, wearing dark clothing and a black mask, and brandished a firearm, robbing the bank of over $11,000 in U.S. currency. He then fled the scene in his vehicle, leading authorities on a wild goose chase.

A GPS tracking device hidden with the stolen money quickly led Pennsylvania State Police to Larue’s location, where he had driven to his job site in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. When the State Police arrived and attempted to arrest him, Larue pointed a gun at the head of a trooper and pulled the trigger, but the gun mis-fired, and troopers were able to handcuff Larue.

Larue previously served over 12 years in federal prison after being convicted in 2009 of five additional bank robberies and was on supervised release at the time of this offense.

U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams stated, ‘This sentencing is especially poignant during a week when we have lost two Pennsylvania State Troopers who were bravely executing their duty in the face of extreme danger. In this case, the defendant acted with complete disregard and callousness for the lives of the Pennsylvania State Troopers and the bank employees whom he threatened with a firearm. But for a mis-fired gun, the outcome could have been yet another tragic loss of life.’

Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia Division, Jacqueline Maguire, added, ‘Christopher Larue aimed a loaded gun at a state trooper’s head, asked him if he wanted to die that day, and repeatedly pulled the trigger. It was very nearly a tragedy, but thankfully the weapon didn’t fire.’

The case was investigated by the Perkasie Borough Police Department, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michelle L. Morgan.

Larue was sentenced to 25 years and one day in prison, five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $7,500 fine by United States District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter.