Man Convicted in Oakton Bank Robbery, Three Others

A federal jury convicted a Maryland man for robbing four banks in Fairfax County earlier this year.

Edward Martin Andrews, 47, of Oxon Hill, Md., was found guilty of four counts of bank robbery, four counts of carrying a weapon during a crime of violence, and four counts of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

Andrews was arrested after committing a robbery June 8 at the Oakton BB&T branch on Chain Bridge Road. A chase ensued into Washington, D.C., with a police cruiser, sending two bystanders and the suspect to the hospital.

The chase ended on the 4600 block of Livingston Road, in front of the Patricia R. Harris Education Center.

The FBI had on the car Andrews used the day before the robbery based on evidence gathered in other robberies.

He was also convicted of robbing on April 11, in Reston on May 13 and in Vienna on May 19.

During these robberies, security cameras filmed Andrews wearing a ski mask and brandishing a pistol as he hopped teller counters to obtain the money. During one of the robberies, when a teller did not open the cash drawer fast enough, Andrews repeatedly pistol-whipped the teller. Authorities used DNA recovered from two of the robberies to link Andrews to those crimes.

In the four robberies, Andrews stole a total of about $14,013.

Andrews faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 80 years imprisonment and a maximum of life in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 13.