Aubuchon was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon on near the Pot Belly Pub in Indian Orchard.
Brian AubuchonSPRINGFIELD – A man wanted by Vermont police in connection with a bank robbery Monday in Hartland, Vermont, was arrested Tuesday afternoon by Springfield police and U.S. Marshals on Main Street in Indian Orchard.
Police arrested Brian Aubuchon, 34, of Randolph, Vermont near Pot Belly Pub, 152 Main St. at about 3:30 p.m. He was charged with two counts of being a fugitive from justice on a warrant issued by the Vermont State Police.
He was taken into custody without incident by U.S. Marshals and officer Christopher Bates of the Springfield police anti-gang unit.
Vermont police issued a warrant for Aubuchon after he was identified as a suspect in a robbery at Mascoma Savings Bank in Hartland, Vermont.
According to police, the robber handed the teller a note indicating he had a gun and demanded money be placed in a bag. No weapon was shown. He reported fled the scene with two other unidentified men in a car that headed south.
When he was arrested in Springfield, he had in his possession a large amount of cash and some drugs, police said. No weapon was found.
He was being held in Springfield Tuesday night, until he can be sent back to Vermont to stand trial.
The Windsor County, Vermont, District Attorney’s Office has already indicated it will contact Massachusetts authorities to seek custody of Aubuchon.
Police narrowed in on Aubuchon as a suspect because he matched the description of the robber given by witnesses at the bank, namely he's 5 feet, 7 inches tall and heavy, bald and has several distinctive tattoos, including one of a skull on the back of his head, said Vermont State Police spokeswoman Stephanie Dasaro.
In addition to being a suspect in the bank robbery, Aubuchon was also wanted on a charge of being an escapee from a furlough, stemming from a 2010 robbery in Braintree, Vermont.