PORTLAND — A New Hampshire man was sentenced Thursday for his role as getaway driver in several armed bank robberies, including one in southern Maine.

Marvin Eugene Ansteth Jr., 41, of Somersworth, N.H., was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court to 4 3/4 years in prison and three years of supervised release for armed bank robbery. He was also ordered to pay $19,087 in restitution, according to U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II.

The charges arose from the armed bank robberies of Peoples United Bank in Exeter, N.H. on Oct. 7, 2013; Meredith Village Savings Bank in Alton, N.H. on Oct. 10, 2013; and Kennebunk Savings in Eliot on Oct. 19, 2013. Ansteth pleaded guilty to the charges on Jan. 16, according to Delahanty.

According to court records, Ansteth was the getaway driver for the three armed bank robberies. Peoples United Bank was robbed of $1,451; Meredith Village Savings Bank was robbed of $9,740 and Kennebunk Savings was robbed of $7,896.

This case was investigated by the FBI, Maine State Police, and the Eliot, Kittery, Sanford, Berwick and York police departments as well as Exeter, Somersworth, Alton and Pembroke police departments in New Hampshire.

U.S. Attorney Delahanty praised the cooperation among these law enforcement agencies noting that “these armed bank robberies were quickly solved because local, state, county and federal law enforcement agencies across two states worked closely together.”