Timothy P. Roose

A Florida man was sentenced Thursday to county jail, after being charged with attempting to break into a Butler Township bank on Dec. 23 by tearing a hole in the wall.

Timothy P. Roose, 55, of Sunrise, Florida, was sentenced to 4 to 12 months in Butler County Prison, followed by 1 year of county probation by Butler County President Judge Thomas Doerr. He was also ordered to pay court costs and $9,355 in restitution.

Roose previously pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal mischief and attempted theft on May 8 after an incident at the Northwest Savings Bank, 151 Pittsburgh Road, Butler Township.

Police said bank employees who arrived at work that morning discovered a hole smashed into the exterior bank wall, near the ATM and deposit box. Police said the suspect used hand tools to attempt to break through the building's wall, but nothing was stolen.

Officers identified a suspect vehicle using surveillance video, which was found Dec. 26 parked at the Super 8 hotel on Pittsburgh Road, located diagonal from the bank. Roose, who was in town working as an electrician, was found to be the owner of that vehicle, according to court documents.

Two days later, police said, Roose was found sleeping in his car at GetGo on North Main Street Extension. The vehicle was impounded and police later found a 4-foot long Klein Tools conduit bender as well as clothing worn by the suspect during the incident — including gloves, neck covering, cap and a dark jacket, the affidavit states.

The gloves and cap still had what appeared to be parts of the insulation from the bank wall sticking to them, and the tool also had remnants of the wall in the pipe handle, police said.

Roose apologized during the proceeding, for “my selfish acts.”