A fugitive from a federal halfway house was arraigned Monday on allegations he robbed a First Security Bank branch office in Roy.
Lutin Andrew Scott, also known as Lutin Hempton, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing April 9 before a federal magistrate.The 30-year-old defendant was arrested by Utah Highway Patrol officers on I-15, near Farmington, two hours after the March 29 robbery. The officers were aware of the robbery and had a description of the car used in the crime.
Roy Police Lt. Kay Hargis said the man who robbed the bank parked near the side of the building, making it easy for bank employees to look out a window and note the color, make and license plate of the getaway car.
Scott also is a "prime suspect" in two other bank robberies, March 28 in Salt Lake County, according to FBI agent Eugene F. Glenn. A Valley Bank and Trust branch office and a Bank of Utah branch both were robbed by a suspect who indicated he had a gun, although no weapon was seen.