Alleged crimes may be defined into specific categories, but no two are ever really alike. Connecticut criminal defense attorneys know that circumstances beyond the mere statements in a police report often need to be examined to uncover the real truth of what may have actually taken place, even if police may not be inclined to look for all possible explanations.

This can be all the more important when an undercurrent of possible drug crimes is present. Too often a presumption of guilt holds sway over the presumption of innocence when alleged actions are tied to suspected illegal drugs. It's important to get the whole story.

Some important details appear to have surfaced in connection with one case involving a Trumbull bank robbery. Authorities have charged a 19-year-old, pregnant single woman in connection with that alleged November theft and a break-in at a gas station. She was taken into custody in the days before Christmas and is now held on $100,000 bond.

Police say that after her arrest, the young woman broke down in tears and told them she had been forced to commit the crimes by a drug dealer she owed money to. She said he threatened to kill her family if she didn't pull the burglary and the bank robbery and get him his money.

Authorities have since arrested and charged a 58-year-old man based on what the woman told them. They say he has a long record of drug convictions. He's accused of forcing her to rob the bank and is being held on $100,000 bond. But this is where matters get murky.

While police claim the woman walked out of the bank with about $2,800, the man say she only gave him $200. And authorities say she told them she got only $40. The man also denied forcing her to commit either the burglary or the bank robbery, though police say he admitted to driving her to both sites.

The 19-year-old woman is charged with third-degree robbery, burglary, larceny and sixth-degree larceny. The man is charged with conspiracy to commit third-degree robbery, larceny and burglary.

Source: Connecticut Post, "Man forced teen to rob bank, police say," Daniel Tepfer, Dec. 20, 2011