Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that COURTNEY WORTHINGTON, 29, of West Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to one count of bank robbery and admitted that she robbed a total of three Connecticut banks in December and January.
According to court documents and statements made in court, WORTHINGTON robbed the TD Bank at 636 Campbell Avenue in West Haven on Dec. 19, 2016; the Peoples Bank at 198 Amity Street in Woodbridge on Jan. 2, 2017, and the TD Bank at 184 Route 81 on January 5, 2017. During each robbery, WORTHINGTON handed the teller a note containing threats and demanding money.
WORTHINGTON was arrested on January 5 at a hotel in East Haven. She has been detained since her arrest.
Judge Meyer scheduled sentencing for Oct. 11, 2017, at which time WORTHINGTON faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.
This investigation has been conducted by the FBI, the Connecticut State Police and the West Haven and Woodbridge Police Departments. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas P. Morabito.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
