Police identify suspect in Jefferson City bank robbery


Late Friday evening the Jefferson City Police Department identified the suspect in the Jan. 19 River Region Credit Union armed robbery.

Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson filed felony charges against 28-year-old Tre Connor. Connor, who is being held without bond at the Cole County Jail, faces charges of unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and first-degree robbery.

Authorities did not release information about whether they found a weapon or any of the cash taken from the bank.

Investigators said a man entered River Region Credit Union, 3608 W. Truman Blvd., shortly before 9 a.m. Jan. 19, brandished a handgun and demanded money. The man ran from the building moments later with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Officers checked neighboring video surveillance cameras to determine his direction of travel. Investigators canvassed the area, but did not find him.

The Jefferson City Police Department's SWAT team arrested Connor early Thursday evening in the 3800 block of Candlelight Drive.

The Jefferson City FBI office participated in the investigation. Crimestoppers offered a reward of $1,000 for information in the incident.


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