Authorities seeking armed ‘Holiday Heister’ in NE Arkansas bank robbery

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The FBI and Poinsett County Sheriff’s Office need the public’s help identifying and locating a man who robbed a bank in Marked Tree on Monday.

The robbery occurred at approximately 10:23 a.m. at the Armor Bank, located at 214 Hester Park Drive.

The suspect entered the bank, brandished a black semiautomatic pistol and ordered everyone in the bank to drop to the floor. He then ordered a bank teller to give him cash, which he put into a black plastic bag. The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash in a metallic-colored Dodge Durango with black chrome wheels and tinted windows. He was last seen driving south on I-555 away from Marked Tree. No one was physically hurt during the robbery and no shots were fired.




The robber is described as either a white or a light-skinned black male, approximately 6 foot 1 inch tall, with a slender build. During the robbery, he wore a black zip-up hooded jacket, a black ski mask, blue jean pants and tennis shoes.




Photographs of the suspect and his vehicle can also be found on Twitter at @FBILittleRock.

Anyone with any information regarding the robbery is asked to call the Poinsett County Sheriff’s Office at (870) 578-5411. Individuals submitting tips may remain anonymous.

This case is being investigated by the Poinsett County Sheriff’s Office, the Marked Tree Police Department and the FBI.

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