Austintown man to plead guilty to three bank robberies

Staff report

CLEVELAND

Jarrett Drajic, 22, of Austintown, gave notice of his intent to plead guilty to two counts of bank robbery Tuesday, according to court records.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio indicted Drajic in April in the Feb. 10 robbery of Farmers National Bank in East Liverpool and the Feb. 17 robbery of Farmers National Bank in Canfield.

Columbiana police apprehended Drajic shortly after the Canfield robbery and he was charged with robbery. A Mahoning County grand jury indicted Drajic on April 6, and the case was transferred to federal court April 11.

A third robbery, which took place in Chippewa Township, Pa., is expected to be included in the guilty plea as well. That robbery occurred at Citizen Bank on Feb. 13.

Prosecutors are working to transfer that case from the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Drajic was set to stand trial June 12, but with the notice of intent to plead guilty the final pretrial and the trial will be continued.