Brigantine Man Charged With Robbing PNC Bank In Marlton

CAMDEN - A Brigantine man has been charged with robbing a PNC bank in Marlton last December after he threatened to shoot tellers if they activated the bank's alarm, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.

Matthew Burney, 43, was charged with one count of bank robbery. He was detained after his first appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider in Camden Federal Court on Tuesday.

Burney entered the bank on Dec. 8, 2017 wearing a mask that hid part of his face and threatened to shoot the occupants if they activated the alarm. He pointed what appeared to be a semi-automatic handgun at one of the tellers and threatened to shoot her if she didn't empty all the cash from her teller drawers, Carpenito said.

After the teller gave Burney some cash. he approached a second teller, demanded money from her, then fled the bank after she gave him some cash. Burney was arrested on Dec. 15, 2017 and has been in custody ever since.

The bank robbery charge carries a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense, he said.

Carpenito credited special agents of the FBI Trenton Resident Agency, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Bradley W. Cohen in Newark, the Evesham Township, NJ and Bristol Townshp, PA police departments and the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office for their assistance with the investigation.

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