David Broyles, 33, of Prairie, is in custody in the Monroe County Jail after robbing Cadence Bank on Highway 45 in Aberdeen Friday morning.
Aberdeen Police Chief Henry Randle reports his department received a 911 call at 8:28 a.m. reporting the robbery. He and his officers were on the scene by 8:30 a.m. and employees told Randle the suspect had fled down the hill toward the woods.
Randle says he and his men started down the hill when he spotted Broyles near the woodline.
“I spied him to the left out of the corner of my eye and, I”ll be damned, there he was,” said Randle.
Officers quickly apprehended Broyles and recovered an 9 mm automatic pistol and a bag containing $71,500 in cash. Broyles was arrested and charged with armed robbery and exhibiting a concealed weapon.
The money has been returned to Cadence.
Broyles surprised tellers as they were opening the bank and forced his way inside while brandishing the gun. He grabbed a bag of cash and fled on foot.
Randle says Broyles, to his knowledge, has no prior arrests.
“He”s a good citizen. I just don”t know what went wrong,” said Randle.
When officers questioned Broyles, Randle says he “didn”t care to talk to us right now.”
Broyles will appear before a judge Friday or Monday for a bail hearing. His case will be held over for Circuit Court.
Jason Browne was previously a reporter for The Dispatch.
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