Ciara Brascom allegedly robbed a New Jersey bank with a water gun painted to look real, making off with $60,500 in July. Brascom admitted to financial difficulties leading her to the crime, where she threatened the teller and accessed the vault. Facing up to 20 years in prison, she awaits trial.
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