http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20150312/NEWS02/703129883
Bank robbery suspect arrested again
By ERIC FRANCIS
CORRESPONDENT | March 12,2015
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The suspect in the recent pair of bank robberies in Springfield was arrested again after a bail bondsman tracked him to a motel early Wednesday.
Matthew Martin, 30, of Weathersfield, was taken into custody at 3 a.m. at his room at the Super 8 motel on Route 5 in White River Junction.
“He had been there for only a couple of hours,” said Jamie Zargo, owner of AAA Bail Bonds. “He’d just checked in.”
Zargo said he’d gone to Rhode Island seeking Martin. His company was on the hook for $25,000 in bail, he said, when Martin failed to appear for a court hearing Monday.
Zargo said he believed Martin returned to Vermont late Tuesday. The bondsman had Hartford police officers accompany him to the motel for the arrest.
Wednesday, Martin pleaded innocent to amended felony charges of grand larceny and assault and robbery for a Jan. 27 holdup at Windsor County Credit Union in Springfield.
State’s Attorney Michael Kainen said Martin had just “clearly demonstrated that he is a flight risk” and Judge Karen Carroll increased his bail to $100,000.
Prosecutors have yet to formally charge Martin with another bank robbery Feb. 17 at Citizens Bank in the Springfield Shopping Plaza.
But Springfield Police reported finding a fake Amish-style beard in his bedroom at his parents’ home in Weathersfield, as well as other items they say link Martin to the robbery.
Kainen said Wednesday Martin is considered a “person of interest” in a holdup earlier this year at a Ludlow Sunoco gas station.
You can bet that AAA Bail Bonds won't be coming to his rescue this time.
ReplyDeleteWow Dog the bounty hunter, good work. Bet he ain't posting the $100,000.00.
ReplyDeleteAs I said...The Long Arm of the Law will get you...so all you idiots out there thinking about robbing a bank....think again. Try Fort Knox next time, I heard that is an easy take.
ReplyDeleteExcept it wasn't the long arm of the law that tracked him down. It was a private sector businessman who was out 25K, right? He brought LE in for the arrest after the hard work was done. It's interesting that Mr. Zargo was able to follow and locate this target effectively when LEOs appeared to be scratching their heads.
ReplyDeleteWe used to have private sector law officers. They were called "thief catchers." They weren't particularly principled; in fact, they were largely odious. They made a lot of money turning in the random innocent and extorting money, sex, and valuables from other innocent parties with the threat of being turned in as the guilty party.
DeleteOccasionally they caught a bad guy, too, but not often enough for the British taste for effective law enforcement. Hence, Western Civilization's first public law enforcement service. After the name of the founder, Sir Robert Peel, they are still known as "bobbies."