BALTIMORE- Guilty pleas were announced Tuesday in a case involving a Queen Anne's County couple charged with stealing and burglary from September to October 2017, across different parts of Delmarva.
Federal prosecutors say that in less than two months, Matthew Dale Bush and Crystal French stole or attempted to steal eight ATMs containing more than $38,900, stole four vehicles to travel to and from crime scenes, burglarized a convenience store and robbed a bank. The crimes took place in multiple counties in northern Delaware, Maryland and northern Virginia.
Officers spotted Bush and French leaving a bank and attempted to pull them over. Bush refused to stop and proceeded to wreck the car in Baltimore City. Police say the two suspects ran got out to run, but were caught and arrested.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, French faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Bush, who accepted the guilty plea, will be sentenced to between four and 10 years in prison.
Sentencing for Busch and French are scheduled on Dec. 11 and 12.
