December 27, 2013 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch Page 25 OCBank Robber Pleads Guilty By SHAWN J. SOPER Street in Ocean City on July 24, appear to indicate the suspect was a NEWS EDITOR busy man and criss-crossed the OCEAN CITY – An Illinois man, eastern half of the country. For exdubbed the “I-55 Bandit” after ample, the “I-55 Bandit” made his pulling off a string of at least nine first appearance in Illinois on May 6 bank robberies in five states and allegedly hit two banks in Misthroughout the summer, including souri on May 15 and May 21. He the robbery of the Susquehanna made his first appearance in MarylBank in Ocean City in July, pleaded and on June 5 with a bank robbery guilty last week in U.S. District Court in Bel Air. He then went back to Missouri and now faces as many as 20 years and hit the Commerce Bank in prison and fines of up to in Arnold on July 2 before $250,000. returning to Maryland to hit Last Friday, Andrew Maanother bank in Bel Air on berry, 19, of O’Fallon, Ill., July 19, followed the robentered a guilty plea in U.S. bery in Ocean City on July District to nine bank robber24. After successfully evadies in Missouri, Maryland, ing capture here, Maberry West Virginia and Tenneswent on to hit banks in West see over a period of several Virginia and Tennesee, the months from May to August. ANDREW last of which occurred on MABERRY Four of the bank robberies took place in Maryland, including Aug. 14. Perhaps feeling the dragthe July 24 robbery of the Susque- net tightening, Maberry turned himhanna Bank on 94th Street in self in to the FBI office in St. Louis on Sept. 11. Ocean City. On Sept. 11, Maberry surrenderMaberry was indicted in U.S. ed to the FBI office in St. Louis less District Court in Missouri in Septemthan 24 hours after an extensive ber and charged with bank robbery media campaign was launched by force or violence and robbery of seeking the public’s help in identify- a federally insured institution for the ing and capturing the notorious “I-55 July 2 robbery of the Commerce Bandit,” which stems from the fact Bank in Arnold, Mo. That set in mohe robbed multiple banks in the St. tion his indictment on eight other Louis area along the corridor. bank robberies including the Ocean Surveillance images captured at City job. the banks Maberry robbed during Around 10 a.m. on July 24, an the summer-long spree, including unidentified suspect walked into the the Susequehanna Bank on 94th SEE PAGE 26 Ring In The New Year Salty Dog Style SUNDAY: HOT SAUCE SANDWICH NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH 3 BEERS DEEP PARTY FAVORS AND CHAMPAGNE TOAST AT MIDNIGHT OPEN FRIDAY, DEC. 27 THRU SUNDAY, JAN. 5 410-289-BUXY • 28TH STREET # # 28th Street Bermuda Triangle New Year’s Day Block Party # OPEN AT 11 A.M. OPEN AT NOON OPEN AT 11 A.M. $10 ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT OYSTERS And $2 BLOODY MARYS Noon-4 p.m. 2014 WAYS TO CURE YOUR HANGOVER STOP BY BUXY’S FOR BOWL GAMES AND BLOODYS! $3 MIMOSAS $6.95 CHEESESTEAKS 1/2-PRICE ENTREES $1.25 TACOS $3.50 MARGARITAS $1.25 DRAFTS ✏✠✘✘✤¤ ✖✌✢¤ ✤✌✠✚❀ # #