BOSTON (WWLP) - A 22-year-old Connecticut man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for aiding and abetting a bank robbery on Martha's Vineyard in November 2022. Springfield man charged with trafficking cocaine, two firearms and drugs seized during investigation Romane Andre Clayton, of New Haven, Conn., received his sentence in Boston federal court on Wednesday. In addition to prison time, Clayton will serve three years of supervised release. Clayton pleaded guilty in September 2024 to one count of aiding and abetting bank robbery. He was indicted in March 2023, with a superseding indictment filed the following month. According to court documents, Clayton conspired with three others, Omar Johnson, Tevin Porter, and Miquel Jones, to rob the Rockland Trust Bank in Tisbury. On Nov. 16, 2022, the group finalized their plans, with Jones identifying the target bank and providing disguises, including dark clothing and masks resembling elderly men with exaggerated facial features. Courtesy of the Department of Justice Courtesy of the Department of Justice The robbery took place early the next morning. As bank employees arrived to open the building, Porter, Jones, and Johnson, armed with two semi-automatic handguns, forced their way inside through the rear door. Clayton served as a lookout outside the bank, equipped with a walkie-talkie to communicate with the others. Once inside, one of the robbers held a gun to a bank employee's head, forcing them to open the vault, stealing approximately $39,100. The employees were restrained with duct tape and zip ties, and one employee's vehicle was stolen for the group to escape. Courtesy of the Department of Justice The robbers abandoned the stolen vehicle in the Manuel Correllus State Forest, where Clayton had pre-arranged a second getaway car. The group then left the scene. Clayton and Porter left Martha's Vineyard via ferry later that day, while Johnson and Jones disposed of the robbery tools at a local farm connected to Jones' landscaping job. The firearms were buried, and the disguises and other equipment were burned. Jones then hid the stolen cash, concealing it under a bureau in his bedroom. Courtesy of the Department of Justice Jones was sentenced in December 2024 to 10 years in federal prison. Johnson and Porter have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing. Local News Headlines RMV is seeing low numbers of Massachusetts residents obtaining a Real ID: How to apply Lawyers and advocates call for civil legal aid increases Gov. Healey proposed speed enforcement cameras in 2026 budget, what local officials think Free tax prep for low-to-moderate income residents being offered WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.