Stephen Fedorka was charged with one count of armed robbery. He has a previous charge of armed robbery in connection with a separate bank robbery in Hazlet.
A Laurence Harbor man was arrested and charged on Sunday in connection with a bank robbery in Hazlet last week, authorities said. (File photo).HAZLET -- A 33-year-old Laurence Harbor man received his second armed robbery charge after he was arrested Sunday morning in connection with last week's robbery at Santander bank.
On Wednesday, Hazlet police responded to the bank located on Route 35 shortly before 10 a.m. for a report of a robbery, said Charles Webster, a spokesman with the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.
Webster said a man, later identified as Stephen Fedorka, 33, of Laurence Harbor, entered the bank and handed a note to the teller demanding money and stating that he had a gun.
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Fedorka fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash, authorities said. He was arrested on Sunday following a joint investigation by Hazlet police, Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office and FBI, Webster said.
Fedorka was charged with one count of armed robbery. He has a previous charge of armed robbery in connection with a separate bank robbery in Hazlet. He was taken to the Monmouth County jail in lieu of $200,000 bail with no 10-percent option.
If convicted of armed robbery, Fedorka can receive a maximum sentence of 20 years in state prison.
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