Maryland Man Charged With Multiple Bank Robberies

Maryland Man Charged With Multiple Bank RobberiesMGN

James Henderson Bryant III, of Westminster, Maryland, was indicted by a federal grand jury for committing five bank robberies in Adams, Cumberland, and York Counties between July 19, 2021 and October 5, 2021. 

According to U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus, the indictment alleges that Bryant robbed branches of BB&T Bank and Citizens Bank taking approximately $28,823 in total during the five robberies:  

• July 19, 2021 - BB&T Bank, Hanover, PA $3,026
• August 9, 2021 - BB&T Bank, Gettysburg, PA $8,670
• August 30, 2021 - BB&T Bank, Spring Grove, PA $8,710
• September 22, 2021 - Citizens Bank, Dillsburg, PA $6,206
• October 5, 2021 - Citizens Bank, Carlisle, PA $2,211

The indictment also alleges that Bryant used a dangerous weapon during the commission of two of the robberies. Angell Dawn Peacher, age 34, of Westminster, Maryland, was also charged with aiding and abetting Bryant’s commission of the October 5, 2021, bank robbery.

This case was investigated by the FBI.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Christian T. Haugsby is prosecuting the case.