Bank robbery suspect to face charges Monday
The suspect in a northwest Indiana bank robbery who led police Friday on a 120-mile high-speed chase that ended in a quiet residential enclave in Elburn will be in federal court Monday to face charges.
David Ziesel, 32, of the 1100 block of Wise Street in Elburn will face charges relating to the robbery and use of a handgun, according to the FBI.
He is accused of an armed robbery about 2 p.m. Friday at the LaPorte Savings Bank in LaPorte, Ind., according to Joan Hyde, a spokeswoman with the FBI’s Chicago office.
He was followed by dozens of squad cars from Indiana and Illinois, as well as a police helicopter. Some reports indicate the suspect was throwing money out of his window as he drove.
Ziesel led police down I-294, I-88, Route 31 and through the streets of North Aurora and Batavia and eventually made it to Hughes Road and Oakwood Drive in Elburn, where he drove through backyards, jumped out and ran into his house on Wise Street, according to a neighbor.
Ziesel ran to the front of his house and into his open garage, where he was taken into custody by members of the Kane County sheriff’s office, Kane County Forest Preserve police and Elburn Police Department, authorities said.
In Kane County, he was charged with aggravated fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer — a felony — and resisting a peace office — a misdemeanor.
His car was in possession of Kane County authorities.
Ÿ Daily Herald staff writer Marie Wilson contributed to this story.