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Robert Abel, of Atlantic Beach Florida, has been sentenced to 100 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for a Connecticut bank robbery, two armed robberies in Florida and a carjacking in South Carolina.
The spree began on Feb. 11, 2017, when Abel robbed a McDonalds in East Palm Coast, Florida, while brandishing a long silver blade. The following day, with another knife, he robbed a CVS in St. Augustine. Abel took off with approximately $733 in those two robberies.
U.S. Attorney John Durham said that Abel then headed north, and on Feb. 15, he stole a car from a woman in South Carolina, threatening to shoot her if she moved.
Two days later, Abel stole $1,517 during a robbery of a Webster Bank location in Stratford. He then attempted to rob a Walgreens in Stratford, but took off without any money. Abel was arrested later that day in Milford.
Abel has been detained since his arrest. On Nov. 6, 2017, he pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery.
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