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Suspect arrested in connection with armed robbery of downtown Chattanooga bank

This image from a security camera at the SunTrust Bank at 2201 E. Third St. in Chattanooga shows a suspect of an armed robbery that occurred there on March 11, 2021. / Photo contributed by the Chattanooga Police Department
This image from a security camera at the SunTrust Bank at 2201 E. Third St. in Chattanooga shows a suspect of an armed robbery that occurred there on March 11, 2021. / Photo contributed by the Chattanooga Police Department This image from a security camera at the SunTrust Bank at 2201 E. Third St. in Chattanooga shows a suspect of an armed robbery that occurred there on March 11, 2021. / Photo contributed by the Chattanooga Police Department

By Staff Report 2 min read

photo This image from a security camera at the SunTrust Bank at 2201 E. Third St. in Chattanooga shows a suspect of an armed robbery that occurred there on March 11, 2021. / Photo contributed by the Chattanooga Police Department

UPDATE: Todd Templeton, 51, was located in Cleveland, Tennessee, and arrested on Friday in connection to the robbery, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Police Department.

Templeton has been charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping as is also wanted for bank robberies in other states. He is currently on federal probation and will be booked into the Bradley County Jail after he receives medical treatment for a pre-existing injury.

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ORIGINAL STORY: Investigators are searching for an armed bank robbery suspect, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Police Department.

The man, who is white and possibly over six feet tall, entered the SunTrust Bank at 2201 E. Third St. around noon on Thursday and demanded money from a teller. He then left in a white pickup truck with an undisclosed amount of cash.