PORTLAND, Maine — A 25-year-old foreign national accused of carjacking a sport utility vehicle in Portland and then robbing Key Bank in Freeport on July 17 faces deportation if convicted of state and federal charges.
Jimmy Odong of Portland was arrested Thursday afternoon after a foot chase near the University of Southern Maine.
Odong was charged with robbery in connection with the carjacking of a woman’s vehicle on Baxter Boulevard on July 17. He was charged by the FBI with robbing Key Bank later that afternoon.
If convicted of the federal charge, he faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in jail and a fine of up to $250,000. His attorney, Robert Levine, said Monday that Odong also could be deported.
Odong is a permanent resident of the United States, and he came to the U.S. when he was 9 from what is now the nation of South Sudan, according to Levine.
Odong was free on bail for a domestic violence aggravated assault charge, and he now faces a charge of violating conditions of release.
According to an affidavit filed by FBI Special Agent Christopher D. Peavey, a partial handprint on the SUV that Odong allegedly stole in Portland led to his capture.
Surveillance video from Key Bank shows a suspect, later identified as Odong, approach first one and then another bank teller, point a gun at their heads and demand money, according to the affidavit. Both tellers complied, and the second teller also gave him a “dye pack,” according to court documents.
Odong allegedly fled with $11,259 in cash.
After the bank robbery, Portland police located the stolen Honda Pilot, which had body damage on the right side of the vehicle consistent with a hit-and-run crash reported in Yarmouth after the bank robbery, according to court documents.
Agents identified a partial palm print on the left rear door of the SUV as Odong’s. They also allegedly found red stains on a floor mat and a green canvas bag.
Magistrate Judge John H. Rich III ordered Odong detained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service until a July 30 hearing.