A Lowell man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for a masked and armed bank robbery.

Jason M. Nobles, 37, was sentenced to 188 months in prison and five years of supervised release. Nobles pleaded guilty to one count of armed bank robbery in January 2019. Nobles is currently in federal custody.

Nobles entered a Santander Bank branch in Swansea on Feb. 26, 2018, wearing a mask, approached a teller’s station, brandished what appeared to be a black semiautomatic pistol, pointed it at tellers and demanded cash.

Throughout the robbery, Nobles pointed the weapon at the tellers ordering them to hurry up and threatening to shoot them. The tellers handed Nobles cash from their drawers, and Nobles fled the bank. A post-robbery audit determined that Nobles stole approximately $15,000.

Bank employees witnessed Nobles run to a neighboring parking lot and leave the area in a gray Toyota SUV, which had been reported stolen from Rhode Island earlier in the day. The employees were able to provide a vehicle description and the physical description of the robber.

A high-speed chase ensued and police from several towns worked together to locate the Toyota, stop it and arrest Nobles.