State Trooper leads Archer to Jail on May 8 at the Woodbine station. Photo by: Harry B. Scheeler, Jr.

Dept of Correstions mug shot of Oliver Archer 29 of Atlantic City

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CAMDEN-- Oliver Archer, 29, of Atlantic City pleaded guilty Monday, Aug 3, to charges stemming from the May 8, robbery of the Ocean City Home Bank in Marmora, the Press of Atlantic City reports.

State Police responded to the bank at 1:12 p.m., on Friday, May 8. Troopers from Woodbine, Buena Vista, and Bass River stations set up a perimeter. A helicopter from NJSP Aviation unit was called to the scene to assist with search of the surrounding area.

Approximately one hour and forty-five minutes into the search a man who troopers did not identify flagged down a trooper and reported someone had broken into his house. The homeowner told police he had also found a note. Police say that note was consistent with a note shown during the bank robbery. State Police immediately surrounded the residence that was only a block away. Uniformed troopers and a K-9 dog made entry to the home where the man troopers have identified as 30 year-old Oliver Archer of Atlantic City was apprehended in a basement closet, according to state police.

Archer was in possession of a plastic bag containing an undisclosed amount of United State currency, along with an estimated $5,000 worth of jewelry which was stolen from the upstairs bedroom, according to state police.

According to the Press of Atlantic City report, Archer, admitted before U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb that he walked into the bank on Roosevelt Boulevard on May 8, approached a teller and handed over a note that read, "I have a bomb strapped to me give me $67,000. I need medical treatment." He ended up taking $29,331.

The case was investigated by the State Police and FBI. Archer's sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 16.

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