A Shelton man was sent to prison Thursday for trying to rob a man at a Seymour ATM in 2010.
Casey Hyman, a Seymour native, was sentenced to 18 years in prison — a sentence that will be suspended after seven years. He’ll also be on five years probation when he gets out.
Hyman, who was 19 at the time of his arrest, and Daniel Szelszynski, 22, displayed a pellet gun as they tried to rob a man in a car at a Bank of America drive-up ATM on May 31, 2010.
Szelszynski already pleaded guilty — but he fled the country before his sentencing. He has been apprehended in Canada and authorities should have him back in the U.S. soon.
The Crime
Regarding the ATM robbery, police said the two men approached the car on both sides, using T‑shirts to hide their faces.
Szelszynski demanded $300 — but the victim said he didn’t have that kind of cash on him.
They demanded he take $100 from his bank account. Instead, the man sped away, police said.
They were still able to get $100 from the account.
It wasn’t too difficult for Seymour police to get a warrant for the pair — they were known to Seymour cops, who had spotted them near the ATM machine not too long before the crime.
The $100 from the crime was used to buy drugs in Ansonia, the suspects allegedly told police.
As police sought an arrest warrant for the ATM robbery, police learned Hyman was stealing ATVs and motorcycles in Seymour.
They set up a sting operation to watch Hyman sell a stolen bike — but he recognized cops and ran away. He was arrested July 29, 2010 for the theft.
He was charged with the ATM robbery Aug. 6, 2010.
Hyman will have to make restitution of some $12,000 to people he stole from.
In addition to pleading guilty to third-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit robbery, Hyman was found guilty of violating his probation.
“Mr. Hyman had a criminal history going into this latest series of arrests,” prosecutor Charles Stango said in Superior Court in Milford. “He certainly made life much worse for himself when he decided with his co-defendant, Daniel Szelszynski, to commit the robbery at the ATM.”
