CLARKSBURG, West Virginia – A Harrison County man admitted to robbing the Summit Community Bank in November 2020, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph Bernard said.

Clint Utter, 43 from West Milford, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of “bank robbery” and to one count of “conspiracy to commit money laundering”. Utter admitted to stealing $ 69,100 from Summit Community Bank in Salem, West Virginia on November 17, 2020 and then attempting to cover up the proceeds of the bank robbery by ordering the purchase of prepaid cards.

Utter faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $ 250,000 for the bank robbery charge, while facing up to 20 years behind bars and a fine of up to $ 500. $ 000 for the charge of money laundering.

Two other Harrison County men, Blaine Ash and David Gill, recently pleaded guilty to helping Utter after the robbery.

The three of them, Utter in Central Regional Jail, Ash in Tygart Valley Regional Jail, and Gill in North-Central Regional Jail, are all awaiting sentencing.

The FBI and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case.