Man Robbed CU Dressed As Security Guard

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A robber who dressed as a security guard and used a replica gun to hold up First Priority FCU in Barboursville last August was sentenced to 151 months in prison on Thursday.

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Charles Asher, 52, pleaded guilty to the heist and that he threatened to shoot if tellers failed to comply. He fled the credit union with approximately $14,590.

Two months later Asher robbed BB&T of $15,602.

Asher was arrested at a rest area near Hurricane a few minutes after the BB&T bank robbery.

 


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