PRINCETON, NJ (Mercer County) – A Somerset County, New Jersey, woman was arrested and charged with bank robbery, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna.
Ciara Brascom, 39, of Skillman, was charged with one count of bank robbery and had her initial appearance on February 11, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Tonianne J. Bongiovanni in Trenton federal court.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, on July 28, 2024, Brascom entered a bank in Princeton and demanded cash from a bank teller, while holding what appeared to be a black handgun. During the robbery, Brascom threatened that she would use the gun if the bank’s alarm was activated. Brascom fled from the bank after taking approximately $60,500.
The charge of bank robbery carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
