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June 27. 2012 11:11PM
Joel Gordon, left, is arraigned in Manchester District Court on Wednesday. Gordon, of Bedford, is the supect in robberies at a credit union and a bank in the last two weeks. (DAVID LANE/UNION LEADER)
Bank robbery suspect has been around the block
Joel Gordon, left, is arraigned in Manchester District Court on Wednesday. Gordon, of Bedford, is the supect in robberies at a credit union and a bank in the last two weeks. (DAVID LANE/UNION LEADER)
MANCHESTER — A Bedford man, accused of robbing a bank and a credit union in the city earlier this month, was arraigned on two felony robbery charges Wednesday in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division.
Joel Gordon, 30, of 61 Plummer St., was extradited from Massachusetts after being arrested June 23 by Andover police acting on a tip that Gordon was staying at a hotel there.
Gordon is accused of robbing the TD Bank, 293 S. Main St., on June 11 and the Digital Federal Credit Union, 369 S. Willow St., June 20. Although no weapon was shown in either robbery, the robber indicated he was armed.
Police prosecutor Steven Mangone proposed a $50,000 cash-only bail for Gordon, who is on federal probation in connection with a 2008 West Virginia conviction for conspiracy to commit bank robbery.
In addition to the arrest warrants for the two robberies, there was a warrant for his failure to pay about $370 in restitution on a 2001 conviction.
Gordon objected to the $50,000 cash-only bail, saying: “I just got out of prison,” said Gordon. As for the restitution, Gordon said: “Can’t you guys vacate? It’s been so long.”
Gordon’s attorney suggested Gordon was “amenable” to serving off the amount of restitution. But the offer was rejected, because although a fine can be served off at $50 a day, restitution must be paid.
Gordon, who sought to bar photos being taken of him at his arraignment, was identified by police from surveillance video at the bank and credit union robberies.
Mangone, who said Gordon served 46 months on the 2008 West Virginia federal conviction, said Gordon’s criminal record also includes convictions for criminal mischief, criminal threatening, burglary and escape.
Mangone argued that in view of the two recent robberies in Manchester, Gordon is clearly “a danger to the community.”
Judge Jay C. Boynton set bail for Gordon at the $50,000 cash-only requested by the prosecutor and a July 12 date was set for the probable cause hearing on the robberies and a status hearing on the violation of a court order by failing to pay restitution.
Joel Gordon, 30, of 61 Plummer St., was extradited from Massachusetts after being arrested June 23 by Andover police acting on a tip that Gordon was staying at a hotel there.
Gordon is accused of robbing the TD Bank, 293 S. Main St., on June 11 and the Digital Federal Credit Union, 369 S. Willow St., June 20. Although no weapon was shown in either robbery, the robber indicated he was armed.
Police prosecutor Steven Mangone proposed a $50,000 cash-only bail for Gordon, who is on federal probation in connection with a 2008 West Virginia conviction for conspiracy to commit bank robbery.
In addition to the arrest warrants for the two robberies, there was a warrant for his failure to pay about $370 in restitution on a 2001 conviction.
Gordon objected to the $50,000 cash-only bail, saying: “I just got out of prison,” said Gordon. As for the restitution, Gordon said: “Can’t you guys vacate? It’s been so long.”
Gordon’s attorney suggested Gordon was “amenable” to serving off the amount of restitution. But the offer was rejected, because although a fine can be served off at $50 a day, restitution must be paid.
Gordon, who sought to bar photos being taken of him at his arraignment, was identified by police from surveillance video at the bank and credit union robberies.
Mangone, who said Gordon served 46 months on the 2008 West Virginia federal conviction, said Gordon’s criminal record also includes convictions for criminal mischief, criminal threatening, burglary and escape.
Mangone argued that in view of the two recent robberies in Manchester, Gordon is clearly “a danger to the community.”
Judge Jay C. Boynton set bail for Gordon at the $50,000 cash-only requested by the prosecutor and a July 12 date was set for the probable cause hearing on the robberies and a status hearing on the violation of a court order by failing to pay restitution.
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