John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that COURTNEY WORTHINGTON, 31, of West Haven, was
sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 60
months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for
robbing three Connecticut banks.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
WORTHINGTON robbed the TD Bank at 636 Campbell Avenue in West Haven on December
19, 2016; the Peoples Bank at 198 Amity Street in Woodbridge on January 2,
2017, and the TD Bank at 184 Route 81 in Killingworth on January 5, 2017. During each robbery, WORTHINGTON handed the
teller a note containing threats and demanding money.
WORTHINGTON was arrested on January 5, 2017, at a hotel in
East Haven. On July 12, 2017, she pleaded guilty to one count of bank
robbery. She has been detained since her
arrest.
This investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Connecticut State Police, West Haven Police Department and
Woodbridge Police Department. The case
was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas P. Morabito.
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