Sebastian man charged with armed bank robbery in Melbourne
A 34-year-old Sebastian man, who Brevard County sheriff's investigators said pulled out a gun and demanded cash from bank tellers at a Melbourne bank branch Wednesday morning, was arrested later that day.
Investigators said he may be connected to a string of robberies across Central Florida, but offered no further details.
The Wednesday robbery happened about 11:30 a.m. at the TD Bank, 4155 N. Wickham Road.
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Bernard Rogers Jr. was taken into custody following a traffic stop about 30 minutes later near State Road 520, the Sheriff's Office reported. No injuries were reported.
He was charged with armed robbery and the use of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He was booked into the Brevard County Jail Complex in Sharpes without bond.
Several Brevard County sheriff's deputies converged on the bank in north Melbourne mid-morning following reports of a robbery. Witnesses told deputies a man walked into the bank with a gun, demanding cash. He left in the direction of Interstate 95.
The sheriff's helicopter searched nearby roadways.
It is the third bank robbery reported within two months in Brevard.
An investigation is underway.
J.D. Gallop is a Criminal Justice/Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Gallop at 321-917-4641 or jgallop@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @JDGallop.
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