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Suspect in 4 bank robberies held in June heist

Posted July 24, 2016 7:00 am

The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say a Chicago man is a suspect in the robbery of a bank on the city's southwest side.

Willie Weathersby is charged with robbing a branch of Fifth Third Bank on June 28. An FBI spokesman says the 28-year-old Weathersby made a court appearance Saturday and was ordered held pending another hearing.

The Chicago Tribune reports (http://trib.in/2aiAxOe) records show Weathersby was released from federal custody on Sept. 9, 2015, after serving time for a 2012 robbery of a Chicago bank.

Authorities say Weathersby was arrested Friday after an attempted bank robbery at Royal Savings Bank in the South Chicago neighborhood.

The FBI says it was contacted by two people who said they recognized Weathersby in surveillance video that was released after the July bank robbery.

It wasn't immediately known if Weathersby has legal representation.

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Information from: Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com

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