Bank robber caught
A 32-year-old Moorhead man was arrested Friday afternoon, suspected of robbing the Deerwood Bank in Deerwood June 26.
Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd Dahl reported that the suspect, John William Edwards, 32, Moorhead, was located at his residence in Moorhead Friday afternoon. After a short foot pursuit, Edwards was arrested and detained at the Clay County Jail.
John Edwards
Law enforcement officers from the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Department, Moorhead Police Department and special agents with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension made the arrest Friday. Law enforcement had the home that Edwards listed as his place of residence on surveillance all night Thursday and were able to locate him there around noon Friday.
Edwards was to be transported Friday to the Crow Wing County where formal charges of robbery were anticipated to be filed by the Crow Wing County Attorney's Office. He was expected to be arraigned Tuesday.
"This was a huge effort by a team of people," said Dahl. "I couldn't be any more proud of our investigative staff to make this happen."
At 9:13 a.m. June 26, the Deerwood Bank in Deerwood was robbed by a lone male who handed a teller a note demanding money. The teller complied with the demands and the suspect left with an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect did not display a weapon or threaten to use a weapon and calmly left the bank.
Edwards has a 1998 federal conviction in Wyoming for bank robbery, according to the sheriff's department.