TISBURY, Mass. (WPRI) — A Massachusetts man convicted of robbing a Martha’s Vineyard bank at gunpoint nearly two years ago will spend the next decade behind bars, according to United States Attorney Joshua Levy. Miquel Antonio Jones, 33, of Edgartown, pleaded guilty back in September to committing an armed bank robbery and conspiracy, as well as aiding and abetting. Jones was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. Jones, Johnson and Porter stormed into the bank wearing masks resembling elderly men. (Courtesy: United States Attorney Joshua Levy's Office) Levy said Jones' sentence "sends a clear message." "Miquel Antonio Jones orchestrated and led a calculated and violent robbery that terrorized bank employees and the surrounding community," Levy said. "His conduct left lasting emotional scars ... and he is paying a significant price for his actions." Investigators believe Jones and two other suspects, identified as Omar Johnson and Tevin Porter, stormed into the Rockland Trust bank in November 2022 armed with handguns and wearing masks resembling elderly men. Jones hid the $39,000 in cash stolen from the bank under a bureau in his bedroom. (Courtesy: United States Attorney Joshua Levy's Office) The suspects reportedly stole more than $39,000 from the bank before binding the employees with duct tape and zip ties and searching their belongings. The men then took off in one of the employees' vehicles, which was later found abandoned in a nearby parking lot. Romane Andre Clayton is believed to have planted another getaway vehicle in that same parking lot so the men could escape unnoticed. He then rode a bicycle back to the bank, where he was picked up by the other suspects. Prosecutors said Porter and Clayton left Martha's Vineyard together on a ferry later that morning, bringing the getaway car with them. Jones buried the two guns used in the armed robbery at a farm where he worked as a landscaper. (Courtesy: United States Attorney Joshua Levy's Office) Johnson and Jones stayed behind and drove to a farm to get rid of evidence connected to the robbery. The men buried the two firearms on the farm, where Jones worked as a landscaper, and burned the remainder of the evidence, including the masks and a set of walkie-talkies. Jones was taken into custody a few days after the robbery once detectives discovered the firearms and burned evidence at the farm. Investigators later found the stolen cash, which was stuffed into plastic shopping bags, hidden under Jones' bureau in his bedroom. Clayton, Johnson and Porter have also pleaded guilty and will be sentenced in January. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily Roundup SIGN UP NOW