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Suspect In 7 Carolinas Bank Robberies Arrested
3 Banks Are In Upstate
POSTED: 9:40 am EST December 4,
2009
UPDATED: 9:58 am EST December 4,
2009
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina authorities arrested a man who they believe robbed at least seven banks in North and South Carolina.State Law Enforcement Division Chief Reggie Lloyd said Thursday that agents arrested 50-year-old Jonathan Lee Thompson on Tuesday night in a hotel in Myrtle Beach.Lloyd said that Thompson's spree began at a BB&T bank in Wilmington, N.C., on Sept. 23. Authorities also suspect him in two other robberies in Wilmington and three in Upstate South Carolina.Thompson is accused of robbing a BB&T bank in Spartanburg on Oct. 9, a Carolina First bank in Greenville on Oct. 13 and a Wachovia bank in Spartanburg on Oct. 19.
The most recent robbery in which Thompson is a suspect was on Nov. 13 in Florence.Thompson faces four bank robbery charges in South Carolina and three in North Carolina.Lloyd said that Thompson previously served time for a bank robbery in North Carolina.
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Previous Stories:
- October 20, 2009: Wachovia Bank In Spartanburg Robbed
- October 13, 2009: Man Uses Note To Hold Up Greenville Bank
- October 9, 2009: Bandit Uses Note To Rob Spartanburg Bank
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