By DONNA KENNY KIRWAN

PAWTUCKET — A city man considered to be a “career offender” was sentenced to 156 months in prison by a federal court judge on Friday for a bank robbery in Pawtucket in December 2006.

According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice, Stephen Davidow, 46, of Cottage St., has been arrested more than a dozen times and was sentenced as such.
U.S. Attorney Robert Clark Corrente announced the sentence, which U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith imposed in U.S. District Court, Providence.
According to the news release, Davidow pleaded guilty to bank robbery last May. At the plea hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Zechariah Chafee said the government could prove that, on dec. 28, 2006, Davidow entered the Webster Bank on Newport Avenue and handed a teller a threatening note claiming he had a gun. The teller gave him $2,400, including $100 in “bait” money.
After receiving information linking Davidow to the robbery, and after a teller identified him from a photo array, State Police detectives arrested Davidow on Jan. 4, 2007.
Davidow’s prior convictions include robbery, felonious entry, larceny, and passing fraudulent checks, according to the press release. Because he had two or more felony convictions, he is considered a career offender.