A brazen daylight robbery at a Cambridge bank has ended with a guilty plea from the suspect.
On April 27, 2022, Jamall Copeland, 49, entered the TD Bank branch located at 1270 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge at approximately 1:45 p.m. and handed a teller a demand note that stated, “Give up all Hundreds! AN 50’s Robbery!”
Copeland obtained $1,455 in cash and fled the scene, but law enforcement recovered a fingerprint from the demand note that matched the known fingerprint of Copeland.
According to court records, Copeland was released from state prison in December 2021 and has a criminal history including charges related to murder, kidnapping, drug and firearms offenses, armed robbery and assault with intent to murder.
The charge of bank robbery provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.
U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled sentencing for March 1, 2023. Assistant U.S. Attorney David G. Tobin of the U.S. Attorney’s Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins, Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division, and Cambridge Police Chief Christine Elow made the announcement today.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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