A Carbon County man accused of using violence in robbing a Penn Forest bank had charges against him withdrawn from county court on Wednesday.

Instead, both he and his girlfriend will be facing charges in federal court.David Weaver, 40, was scheduled for a hearing Wednesday before District Judge Edward Lewis of Jim Thorpe.The county charges were withdrawn Wednesday morning.Weaver and his live-in girlfriend, Crystal Serfass, 30, were both indicted by the FBI with conspiring to commit armed bank robbery as well as armed bank robbery.Weaver faces additional charges of obstruction of justice, illegal firearms possession, possession of methamphetamine and making false statements to an FBI agent.The charges stem from the Nov. 18 robbery of the Jim Thorpe Neighborhood Bank on Route 903 Penn Forest Township.According to the affidavit, Weaver gained entry to the bank after it was closed by smashing the glass safety door at the front of the building, using a small, black handgun to gain entry.After gaining access, he approached the three tellers who were working that day, pointing the gun at them and demanding they give him "the big bills."The affidavit says that after taking cash from each of the tellers, the suspect left through the broken door and fled in to a heavily wooded area along Route 903.Police said $4,613 was stolen from the bank.Trooper William Gross of the Lehighton barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police received an anonymous tip which led him to Weaver.After obtaining a search warrant, state police and FBI agents went to Weaver's home and found him on the second floor. He was arrested without incident.The affidavit says a search of the residence yielded a shotgun, a total of 35 $2 bills, a small amount of suspected methamphetamine and a black Glock 17 pistol, which had the serial number covered with black electrical tape.Another person in the house was identified as Serfass.Weaver was arraigned before Lewis on January 9. He initially was charged by Trooper Gross with three counts of robbery, one count of theft by unlawful taking, and three counts of recklessly endangering another person.According to the FBI, the maximum penalty under the federal statutes underlying the charges filed against Weaver is life imprisonment.Serfass could face up to 86 years in prison.Both are in custody, the FBI said.The two will have to appear in the U.S. District Court in Scranton.