A man who robbed a Chase Bank branch in downtown Vancouver last year was sentenced Monday to three years in prison.
Robert Barrie Bemis, 25, no known address, pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court to first-degree robbery in connection with the Dec. 9 incident.
According to an affidavit of probable cause, a robber entered the bank branch at 1205 Broadway at about 1:40 p.m. He covered his head with a hooded sweatshirt and his face with a “makeshift mask.” The robber implied he had a weapon and demanded money from a teller. He received an undisclosed amount of cash before leaving on foot.
Police later located Bemis near the corner of East 13th and C streets. They reportedly found numerous $100 bills in the left leg of his pants, court records said.
