A Florida man was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 100 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for a Connecticut bank robbery, two armed robberies in Florida and a carjacking in South Carolina.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on Feb. 11, 2017, Robert Abel, 56, brandished a long silver blade, robbed a McDonald’s restaurant in East Palm Coast, Florida, and then on Feb. 12 robbed a CVS in St. Augustine, Florida. Abel stole a total of approximately $733 during these two robberies.

On Feb. 15, Abel stole a car from a woman in South Carolina, ordering the victim not to move or he would shoot her. On Feb. 17, Abel stole $1,517 during a robbery of a Webster Bank branch in Stratford. He then attempted to rob a Walgreens Pharmacy in Stratford, but left the store without any money. Milford Police arrested Abel later that day.

Abel has been detained since his arrest and on Nov. 6, 2017, he pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery.