Deputies arrest Bonita Springs man in connection with bank robbery
Tim Aten
A 42-year-old Bonita Springs man has been arrested in connection with a bank robbery Monday afternoon in Bonita.
Linn Richard Thompson has been charged with the robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank at 9150 Bonita Beach Road in Bonita, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports Tuesday.
“The combination of quick-acting eyewitnesses, determined road deputies, and keen detective work has resulted in the arrest,” the Sheriff’s Office reports.
Thompson is accused of entering the branch location just before 1 p.m. Monday and immediately demanding cash from a teller. He did not display or imply that he had a firearm.
After receiving the cash, witnesses saw and even took photographs of the suspect fleeing the area in a blue Jeep Liberty. Deputies spotted the vehicle nearby at the Advanced Auto Parts store on U.S. 41.
The vehicle’s owner, Thompson, left the store a few minutes later and was detained by deputies for questioning. After conducting a thorough investigation, Thompson was formally charged Monday night with one count of robbery. He is being held at the Lee County Jail with no bond.
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Person of interest detained in Wells Fargo bank robbery in Bonita Springs
The Lee County Sheriff's Office has detained a person of interest believed to be linked to the Monday afternoon robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank at 9150 Bonita Beach Road, SE.
Shortly before 1 p.m. a male dressed in a camouflage hoodie with a mask covering his face entered the Wells Fargo branch.
He left moments later in a dark blue four-door truck with no license tag.
Witnesses in the area were able to provide detectives with information which helped in detaining the person of interest.
No arrests have been made at this time and the LCSO is continuing the investigation.
The LCSO said nobody was hurt at the bank and they could not confirm how much may have been taken.
Further information was not available.