A Grand Ridge man has been charged with Wednesday's robbery of the Superior Bank at 2260 Highway 71 South in Marianna.
Charged in the case was 57-year-old John Hervey Tatum, Jr., of 1193 State Highway 69 in Grand Ridge.
Sheriff's Deputies were called to the bank at 2:24 p.m. Wednesday afternoon in response to an alarm from employees. Upon arrival they were told that a man had robbed the bank and fled the scene in a black Ford Ranger pickup truck. According to tellers, he had entered the bank and given them a note that claimed he had a gun.
A deputy spotted the truck in question traveling south on Highway 71 and then turning east on Interstate 10. It was stopped and the suspect was taken into custody.
Tatum has been charged with one count of robbery. He is also currently on Federal Probation for a prior armed bank robbery.
An investigation into the robbery is continuing.
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