ALFRED — A York County grand jury has returned a three-count indictment against a 29-year-old Sanford man who is accused of robbing a local bank at gunpoint in February.

Clint Deming of 25 Devotion Ave. has been formally charged with Class A felony robbery, Class C felony criminal threatening and misdemeanor Class D theft. The grand jury returned the indictment last week.

Deming was taken into custody just about four hours after a man brandishing a gun held up the south Sanford branch of Sanford Institution for Savings at about 2:30 p.m. Feb. 12.

Police said a man wearing a face mask, dark, hooded sweatshirt, and blue jeans entered the bank, displayed a gun, demanded money from a teller, left the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash and then drove away. No one was injured.

Police Chief Thomas Connolly, in a previous interview, said the investigation that led detectives to Deming was like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. Police found the getaway vehicle in the parking lot of Pilot’s Choice Pizza, about 1 1/2 miles away. Finding the vehicle led them to the driver.

“Officers put their noses to the ground and followed clues,” said Connolly. He called Deming’s apprehension “a combination of good police work and a little bit of luck.”

An arraignment date has not been set. If convicted, the maximum prison term for a Class A felony is 30 years, and the maximum on a Class C felony is five years in prison.

Deming remains incarcerated at York County Jail, held in lieu of $20,000 cash bail or $10,000 cash and a contract with Maine Pretrial Services.

An indictment is not a finding of guilt, but that enough evidence exists to commence prosecution.

— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 324-4444 (local call in Sanford) or 282-1535, ext. 327 or twells@journaltribune.com.