TRENTON MAN CONVICTED FOR THE JANUARY 2020 BORDENTOWN CITY BANK ROBBERY
" George T. Rogers, Convicted On Tuesday, March 29, 2022 On Charges Of Second Degree Robbery In The Bordentown City Investor's Bank Robbery."
March 31, 2022 7:05 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
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MOUNT HOLLY, NJ.- On Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Burlington County Superior Court Jury deliberated less than Two Hours before convicting a 58-Year-Old Trenton, New Jersey man of Robbing a Bordentown City Bank of nearly $7,000 in January 2020.
George T. Rodgers, of Trenton, New Jersey was Found Guilty on Tuesday of One Count of Second Degree Robbery. Sentencing has been scheduled for May 27, 2022 before The Honorable Gerard H. Breland. Mr. Rodgers has been lodged in The Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly, New Jersey since being taken into custody just hours after holding up the bank.
The investigation began around 12:00 p.m. on January 14, 2020, after Members of The Bordentown City Police Department responded to The Investor’s Bank in the 200 block of Route 130 on a report of a Robbery. The investigation determined that the suspect approached the bank on a bicycle, then entered wearing a ski mask and passed the teller a note that read, “Give me the money, no dye bags.”
The investigation further determined that the suspect received $6,779 in Cash, which he placed inside a Purple Crown Royal whiskey bag before fleeing on his bicycle. The investigation the suspect then pedaled to a Hyundai Santa Fe parked at a nearby restaurant, placed the bicycle in the rear of the SUV, entered the vehicle and drove off on Route 130 North.
Investigators were able to locate the vehicle later that day and, upon making a traffic stop, discovered Mr. Rodgers behind the wheel. The bicycle, the Crown Royal bag, a ski mask and $4,700 in cash were discovered inside of his residence.
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