Police have confirmed they are seeking to arrest a man who fled overseas after being charged with plotting to steal $60,000 cash from a bank.

It has also emerged that Roger Lightbourne Sr., 42, did not have his passport confiscated after he first faced the charge.

As The Royal Gazette reported last week, Lightbourne is accused along with Justin Denbrook, 27, and Juanae Crockwell, 23, of the conspiracy against the Bank of Butterfield.

However, he did not appear at Supreme Court last week when Denbrook and Crockwell pleaded guilty to the charge.

The only reference to the fact that Lightbourne was absent from the court hearing came from Denbrook’s lawyer, Llewellyn Peniston, who said: “There is one other defendant who is at large, in fact, beyond this jurisdiction.”

Mr. Peniston said after the hearing that Lightbourne is believed to be in England.

Lightbourne previously failed to turn up to Supreme Court in April when the case first came up at arraignments. Prosecutor Carrington Mahoney said the surety for Lightbourne’s bail claimed he been given permission by the Police and DPP to leave the Island.

However, Chief Justice Richard Ground said he’d not given any approval for the accused man, from St. David’s, to miss the hearing and later issued a warrant for his arrest.That warrant is still out, and asked what measures the Police are taking to find him, a spokesman replied: “The Bermuda Police Service would seek to execute any criminal warrants issued by the court and take all steps necessary to establish the whereabouts of an accused person so that we can effect their arrest.”And he explained: “There were no travel restrictions imposed by the courts on Mr. Lightbourne when he travelled and his failure to appear has resulted in a warrant being issued for arrest which the Bermuda Police Service will seek to execute at the first opportunity.”<*p(0,12,0,10.8,0,0,g)>It could not be established yesterday which magistrate or judge imposed bail on Lightbourne without imposing a travel restriction. Inquiries to the Police and Supreme<>Court on the topic failed to yield answers.However, lawyers for Denbrook and Crockwell stated at their court hearing last week that they have had to surrender their passports as a condition of their bail.The pair are due back in court on September 1 when a date will be set for their sentencing.