United States Attorney David Metcalf announced today that Charles Thomas Clark, 30, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was convicted on October 16 of aiding and abetting a gunpoint bank robbery at the American Heritage Credit Union in Abington Township on January 9, 2024.
Clark was also convicted of aiding and abetting using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. He was charged with those offenses by indictment in April 2024.
According to the announcement, Clark (above left) and co-defendant Emmanuel Glass (above right) entered the branch around 3:30pm and demanded money from credit union employees. They then put the cash in a paper McDonald’s bag and took deposited checks.
Employees reportedly heard Clark say, “It’s not worth it, this is all insured”; “…it’s not worth your life,” in reference to pushing alarm buttons, and warning employees not to move or they would get shot. After exiting the credit union with the stolen cash, the robbers fled in a gold 2014 Chevrolet Cruze. The bank manager then called 911 to report the robbery.
Police spotted the vehicle a few miles away and began a pursuit. Officials said Clark, who was driving, struck multiple vehicles as he fled from police at a high rate of speed, then crashed into a marked Abington Police vehicle. Both men took off on foot and were apprehended shortly thereafter by police.
Abington police previously said that the handgun used in the robbery was obtained through a straw purchase operation and that the suspects were operating a stolen vehicle.
Glass, who pleaded guilty in July, was scheduled to be sentenced on November 5. Clark is scheduled to be sentenced on February 5, 2026.
The case was investigated by the Abington Township Police Department and FBI Philadelphia’s Fort Washington Resident Agency and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Catherine Dos Santos and Special Assistant United States Attorney Meghan Farley.
Note: the posting of this press release was delayed, due to the federal government shutdown from October 1, 2025, to November 12, 2025.
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