Authorities: Md. couple charged in connection with multiple ATM thefts and armed robberies
A married couple is facing decades in prison after authorities say they were involved in a string of burglaries, bank robberies, and ATM thefts in Maryland and throughout the region.
The United States Department of Justice says on Thursday, 38-year-old Matthew Dale Bush and 34-year-old Crystal French aka "Crystal Lynn Bush", both of Grasonville, were indicted on charges of bank robbery, interstate transportation of stolen vehicle and conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States.
According to the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, beginning in September 2017 and continuing through October 23, 2017, Bush and French stole ATMs and used stolen vehicles to travel to and from the scenes of the crimes. authorities report that the burglaries happened in within the District of Maryland, the Northern District of Virginia, the District of Delaware, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and elsewhere.
In September and October 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice says the couple stole or attempted to steal ATMs in the following locations: Stevensville, Maryland; Chester, Maryland; Kent County, Delaware; Sterling, Virginia; Broadlands, Virginia; Dover, Delaware; and Cambridge, Maryland.
Law enforcement says Bush and French spent the proceeds of the crimes they committed on personal items including heroin and other illegal narcotics. In addition to the ATM burglaries, authorities say on October 23, 2017 Bush burglarized a High's Store in Harford county, and robbed a bank in Perry Hall, MD.
Bush is also charged with bank larceny, interstate transportation of stolen property, felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and four counts of interstate transportation of stolen vehicle. He is also facing a maximum penalty of 10 years for each additional count of bank larceny, interstate transportation of stolen property, and felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Bush and French are facing a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison for conspiracy, 10 years in prison for each count of Interstate transportation of stolen vehicle and 20 years in prison for bank robbery.
