Page 34 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch September 13, 2013 . . OCBank Robbery Suspect Caught bery at the Bank of Jackson in TenFROM PAGE 4 ginia and Tennessee. The “I-55 nessee on Aug. 14, before another atBandit” moniker comes from the fact tempt at the Clayton Bank in Jackson that all four banks robbed in the St. on the same day. As the bank robberies continued Louis region occurred along Interthroughout the summer, the FBI bestate 55. Surveillance images captured at gan to believe each case was linked the banks Maberry allegedly robbed to a single perpetrator. In each during the summer-long spree ap- case, the suspect, presumably Mapear to indicate the suspect was a berry, used a demand note and did busy man and criss-crossed the east- not show a weapon but implied he ern half of the country. For example, was armed. No victims were harmthe first surveillance image on May 6 ed at any of the scenes of the crimes. allegedly shows Maberry at As the five-state spree conthe Scott Credit Union in Edtinued, the FBI this week initiwardsville, Ill. On May 15, Maated an extensive media pubberry allegedly hit the U.S. licity campaign complete with Bank in Crystal City, Mo., becaptured surveillance images fore hitting the First State from each of the banks robCommunity Bank in Cape Girbed, which resulted in a flood ardeau, Mo., on May 21. Maof solid tips. Perhaps sensing berry made his first alleged appearance in Maryland on ANDREW MABERRY the noose was tightening, June 5 at the Hartford Bank in Bel Air, Maberry walked into the FBI regional then allegedly hit the TD Bank in Es- office in St. Louis on Wednesday and sex on June 9. Maberry allegedly turned himself in. He was charged via went back to Missouri to hit the federal complaint and was arraigned Commerce Bank in Arnold, the only in federal court on Wednesday on robbery for which he has been formal- one count in connection with bank robbery in Arnold, Mo. ly charged thus far, on July 2. On July 19, Maberry allegedly hit “We want to thank to news media the Wells Fargo Bank in Bel Air be- and digital billboard companies for fore heading to Ocean City to rob the providing coverage on the 1-55 Susquehanna Bank on July 24. From Band,” said FBI Special Agent in there, Maberry allegedly hit the Hun- Charge Dean C. Bryant. We have tington National Bank in Hurricane, no doubt Maberry’s surrender was a W.Va., on July 30 before a failed at- direct result of the extensive media tempt at the First State Bank in Jack- attention. We also appreciate the son, Tenn., on Aug. 12. Maberry alleg- dozens of solid tips we were providedly pulled off a successful bank rob- ed with by the public.”