NEW HAVEN — A federal grand jury in New Haven returned a four-count indictment today charging Marque Greene-Pendergrass, 31, of New Haven, with offenses related to the armed robberies of two banks in December 2019 and January 2020.
According to the indictment, on Dec. 27, 2019, Greene allegedly brandished a revolver and robbed a TD Bank at 128 Amity Road in Woodbridge, stealing $7,139.
On Jan. 7, 2020, Greene allegedly brandished a revolver and robbed a Citizens Bank at 430 Foxon Boulevard in East Haven, stealing $11,600.
During the second robbery, Greene discharged the firearm.
The indictment charges Greene with two counts of bank robbery with a dangerous weapon, each carrying a maximum term of imprisonment of 25 years; one count of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, carrying a mandatory consecutive term of at least seven years; and one count of discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, carrying a mandatory consecutive term of at least 10 years.
Greene is currently incarcerated serving an unrelated state sentence.
U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery emphasized that an indictment is not evidence of guilt.
Charges are only allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
This ongoing investigation is being conducted by the FBI’s Connecticut Violent Crimes Task Force with assistance from the Woodbridge and East Haven Police Departments.
