Madison man charged with armed bank robbery

Stephen Cohn by Stephen Cohn

A Madison man was charged with armed bank robbery by a federal grand jury Wednesday.

According to a news release, Stanley Griffin, 26, robbed a U.S. Bank on Cottage Grove Road in Madison on July 9.

The release said Griffin faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in federal prison if convicted.

The indictment also charged him with brandishing a firearm during the robbery, which the release said could carry a mandatory minimum penalty of seven years in federal prison.

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