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January 17, 2019 at 12:00a.m.

Not-guilty plea

YOUNGSTOWN

The man accused of robbing the Huntington Bank in Austintown last month pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday.

Jonathan A. Spikes, 40, of Benita Avenue, Youngstown, appeared for arraignment Wednesday morning, according to court records.

He remains in the Mahoning County jail. His jury trial is set for March 18 in Cleveland’s federal courthouse.

Spikes reportedly slipped the Huntington teller a note that read, “This is a robbery. I have a gun.” The teller emptied the till and Spikes fled on foot, according to police.

Investigators said Spikes has confessed to the robbery.