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Accused robbers were set for fight, DA says

Pair charged in Saugus bank heist

By Brian R. Ballou

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 26, 2012

Prosecutors say Gabriel Megna and two accomplices were prepared for battle when they allegedly robbed Saugusbank Friday, equipped with masks, body armor and guns. “These defendants clearly had no intention of being apprehended,’’ said John Verner, Middlesex County Assistant District Attorney, during Megna’s arraignment Monday morning. The suspects allegedly ordered the bank employees and customers to the ground, ordered a bank employee to fill two nylon bags with cash, and fled in a stolen car.

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