Page 4 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch September 13, 2013 Ill. TeenLinked To OCBank Robbery By SHAWN J. SOPER NEWS EDITOR OCEAN CITY – An Illinois man linked to the successful robbery of an Ocean City bank this summer and at least nine others across the country has turned himself in to the FBI in St. Louis. On Wednesday, Andrew Maberry, 19, of O’Fallon, Ill., surrendered to the FBI office in St. Louis less than 24 hours after an extensive publicity campaign was launched seeking the public’s help in capturing the notorious “I-55 Bandit.” Maberry was arrested and charged with one count of bank robbery in connection with a July 2 robbery at the Commerce Bank in Arnold, Mo., on July 2. While he has been formally charged and arraigned with the single bank robbery count, Maberry has been linked to 10 successful robberies in five states from May to mid-August, including the robbery of the Susquehanna Bank on 94th Street in Ocean City on July 24. Around 10 a.m. on July 24, an unidentified suspect walked into the Susquehanna Bank on 94th Street and demanded money, received an undisclosed amount of cash and then casually walked back to his awaiting vehicle several blocks away. After robbing the Ocean City bank, the suspect, now believed to be Maberry, casually walked south on West Biscayne Drive to his parked vehicle. The suspect then traveled through the Little Salisbury community to Pacific Avenue but was not seen again. The case remained under investigation and had not been solved until Maberry turned himself in to the FBI in St. Louis on Wednesday. “The FBI believes the ‘I-55 Bandit’ may have robbed 10 banks, including the Susquehanna Bank in Ocean City on July 24,” FBI Public Affairs Specialist Rebecca Wu told The Dispatch on Thursday. “The FBI continues the investigation to determine if Mr. Maberry is linked to other bank robberies.” Meanwhile, Ocean City police acknowledged this morning the possible link between Maberry and the July 24 bank robbery in Ocean City but are uncertain about the nexus between the alleged crimes. OCPD Public Information Officer Mike Levy on Thursday said the FBI is handling the case and the subsequent investigation. “The person they have in custody hasn’t officially been charged with the bank robbery here,” he said. “As with any bank robbery, the FBI is provided with all of the information. At this point, they’re saying it’s a possibility, but there isn’t any credible evidence linking him to our case.” Since May 6, the “I-55 Bandit” is believed to have robbed 10 banks and attempted two other bank robberies in five states including Illinois, Missouri, Maryland, West VirSEE PAGE 34