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Warrant issued for alleged Pavilion bank robber

By Howard B. Owens

Accused bank robber Jonathan A. Mills has officially been named a suspect in the April 6 Pavilion Five Star Bank robbery.

The Genesee County Sheriff's Office requested and has been granted an arrest warrant by Town of Pavilion Justice Philip Werner for Mills, who is currently being held in the Columbia County Jail in Hudson.

Mills, with a listed address of 115 Maryland Ave., Rochester, is a possible suspect, along with possible accomplices, in other bank robberies around the state.

The Genesee County warrant accuses Mills of robbery, 3rd, a Class D felony, and grand larceny, 4th.

Authorities believe Mills is the man who stepped into the Pavilion bank about 3:30 p.m., April 6, and presented the teller a note, claiming he had a gun, and demanding money.

Investigators have not said how much money the robber received from the teller.

The suspect then ran from the bank and jumped into a car, according to witnesses, driven by another African-American male.

The second suspect has not been identified.

The operation matches a robbery in Greene County on Monday, which eventually led to the arrest of Mills.

Doug Yeomans

Bank robbers..what a bunch of bozos. Don't you know that no matter how well planned your heist is, you always leave evidence behind? You won't get to keep the money, you just might hurt someone (not that you probably care) and you'll just end up going to jail for a long time.

Even if you pull off a couple of jobs and get away with it, eventually it will catch up with you and you will ALWAYS be looking over your shoulder. The guy you pulled the job with is eventually going to talk. When he misses his female companionship, his homies, his kids and his "life," he's going to cut a deal and TELL ON YOU!

Isn't it better to just learn a trade, help people out when you can and be respectful? You'll always be free that way. Now you just get to wear that stupid looking prison garb, have no woman's warmth, make your mama cry, make your GF cry and you'll be forever looking over your shoulder where you're going.

I just don't understand how anyone talks their self into becoming a bank robber. It's 2012, not 1912. Door number one had the military. Door number two had learning a high paying trade like a lineman or nuclear plant operator/mechanic. Door number three had BANK ROBBER. All three doors were wide open for you to see what was behind them and you STILL made the wrong choice!

That's like saying door number one had prime rib. Door number two had lobster and King crab. Door number three had dog shi* and you STILL took door number three!

Apr 13, 2012, 7:08pm Permalink
JT Hunt

with cameras and instant networking everywhere, it does appear as is the luster of the mythical "career bank robber" has waned a bit eh? lol

Apr 23, 2012, 12:42pm Permalink

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