Mobile man arrested after bank robbery on Mississippi Coast
Authorities have arrested a Mobile man in connection with a bank robbery Friday at Singing River Federal Credit Union in Moss Point, Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said.
Jeremy Branch, 39, of Mobile was charged with armed robbery.
Five hours after the robbery, at 8:40 p.m., Alabama Highway Patrol stopped a vehicle matching the description of the suspect’s vehicle, according to a press release Monday.
Detectives from the Moss Point Police Department came to Alabama to interview the suspect and charged Branch, who is being held at the Mobile jail pending extradition.
The suspect entered the Mississippi 63 credit union before 4 p.m. Friday, threatened a bank teller and demanded cash before he fled the scene in a white Pontiac with Alabama plates.
The suspect was not wearing a mask and was not armed, Ezell said.
To report information, call the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department at 228-769-3063 or Det. Kim Snowden at Moss Point Police Department at 228-475-1711 or Mississippi Coast Crimestoppers at 877-787-5898.
This story was originally published January 8, 2021 at 4:52 PM.
