VASSALBORO, Maine - (04/01/05) Jeremy Jones has pleaded guilty torobbing Maine Savings FCU here and now faces the maximum 25-yearjail sentence. He also pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting theuse of a firearm. Jones had been charged with robbing the creditunion along with two other men after earlier casing anotherfinancial institution. Court documents indicated that Jones got$5,000 in the robbery and that ad he and his wife used most to themoney to pay off a drug debt and to buy heroin.
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