A man from Rhode Island, who was convicted of robbing seven banks dating back to 1997, admitted that he had robbed three Rhode Island banks and attempted to rob a fourth in January 2021.
Vaughn Watrous, 47, pleaded guilty today to four counts of bank robbery.
A federal district judge will determine the man’s sentence at a later date after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
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Watrous admitted to robbing three banks in Providence and Cranston on January 19, 20, and 21, 2021, and attempting to rob a fourth bank in North Providence on January 21, 2021.
According to court records, Watrous was previously convicted of multiple bank robberies in 1997, 2003, and 2013.
In 1997, he was convicted in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City, Utah, on a charge of bank robbery and sentenced to 51 months in federal prison; in 2003, in U.S. District Court in Providence on two counts of bank robbery and sentenced to 76 months of incarceration; and in October 2015 in U.S. District Court in Providence on four counts of bank robbery and sentenced in February 2016 to a term of incarceration of 92 months.
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