Man, 67, arrested 200 miles away from Wichita bank robbery. Here’s how much was stolen
A 67-year-old man was arrested Wednesday nearly 200 miles southwest of Wichita after he was accused of robbing a Wells Fargo bank of $1,553, according to details released Thursday.
Craig Henderson remained jailed in Meade County on Thursday afternoon after a chase with deputies that ended in the city of Meade, which has a population of around 1,500 people, according to records and sheriff Douglas Ritter. Henderson, whose hometown Ritter did not know, was arrested on suspicion of fleeing and eluding and aggravated assault on an officer.
Officers were on the lookout for a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze possibly used in the robbery reported at 11:36 a.m. at the Wells Fargo at 455 S. West Street. A Meade County deputy spotted the vehicle at 2:23 p.m. before Henderson fled, Ritter said in a news release.
He was eventually taken into custody without incident, Ritter said. It’s unclear what ended the chase.
The robbery in Wichita happened when a man walked into the bank, went up to a teller, announced that it was robbery and said he had a weapon, Wichita police spokesperson Andrew Ford said.
He never showed a weapon.
The teller gave the man money. A police report says the suspect got $1,553.
