CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE – Joel Drown, age 26, of Pembroke, New Hampshire, pled guilty in United States District Court, District of New Hampshire, to a one count Indictment which charged him with the January 13, 2006, attempted robbery of TD Banknorth, Seabrook, New Hampshire. The plea was the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in January, 2006. The investigation revealed that Drown solicited an individual to assist in the commission of a robbery in the Seacoast area of New Hampshire. The individual cooperated with the FBI and the planned robbery was halted prior to its completion.

Drown is scheduled to be sentenced on September 5, 2006. Engaging in an attempt to commit a robbery is a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113, and is punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to twenty (20) years.

The case was investigated by the Bedford, New Hampshire, office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Terry Ollila.