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Masked duo holds up bank By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer  | Photo by Sue Watson
Investigation
Law enforcement officers gather at CItizens Bank Barton Branch to investigate the June 10 armed robbery. |
Marshall
County law enforcement is offering a $5,000 reward for information on
two recent bank holdups and the robbery of Ed’s Pawn Shop in Watson
about a month ago, according to sheriff Kenny Dickerson. Authorities
are searching for a black male and a black female, suspects in last
Thursday’s armed robbery of the Barton Branch of Citizens Bank. The
holdup of Citizens is the second hit on a bank in three weeks in
Marshall County. Three suspects burst into the Slayden Branch of the
Bank of Holly Springs May 19, taking a large amount of cash, Dickerson
said. No suspects have been identified in either of these two bank
holdups or in the pawn shop break-in. Robbers
stormed into the Barton Branch around 10:06 a.m. June 10 wearing masks
and flashing handguns, he said. They threatened cashiers, and took a
large amount of cash in the span of about two and a half minutes,
according to the sheriff.  | Getaway car
A bank camera snapped this photo of what is believed to have been the getaway car in the Citizens Bank Barton robbery. |
The robbers sped away
in a silver or grey late-model car. Both suspects wore horror-film,
actor-type masks. Witnesses said the robbers fled south on Highway 309
to Highway 302 (Goodman Road) and then west, turning north onto Center
Hill Road and on into Shelby County, Tenn. The
Mississippi Highway Patrol, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, and
Federal Bureau of Investigation are assisting Marshall County Sheriff’s
Department investigators in the search for suspects connected with last
week’s robbery at Barton. Anyone who has any
information that may shed light on either of the two bank robberies or
the robbery of Ed’s Pawn Shop is asked to call Marshall County Crime
Stoppers (800-729-2169) or Kelly McMillen at the sheriff’s office
(662-252-1311). All information will be kept in
strict confidence and if tips lead to the arrest and conviction of the
person(s) responsible for these crimes, a reward of $5,000 will be paid
to the caller. Callers do not have to identify themselves when leaving
tips with authorities and can remain anonymous. |
