He could have faced up to 20 years imprisonment on the bank robbery count. The firearms count was punishable by not less than seven years to life imprisonment.
Court documents say 26-year-old Nuvia Carrillo – the owner of the vehicle who was seated alongside Heater in the passenger seat – did not give the trooper permission to search the vehicle when asked.
Court documents say Bernard, who was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree in 2009, was suspected of driving a GMC Acadia to and from work at Shari's.