Man sentenced for gunpoint robbery of Abington credit union

United States Attorney David Metcalf announced today that Charles Thomas Clark, 31, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 188 months in prison and five years of supervised release for the gunpoint robbery of an American Heritage Credit Union branch located on the 1300 block of Old York Road in Abington.

Clark was charged by indictment in April 2024. In October 2025, he was convicted of aiding and abetting armed bank robbery, and aiding and abetting using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

Officials said Clark and co-defendant Emmanuel Glass 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…

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