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Man Sentenced For Interstate Robbery Spree That Ended In CT
A 56-year-old man is going to spend the better part of a decade behind bars after being involved in a violent interstate robbery spree that ended in Connecticut.
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. Ab…