Iberia Bank Rob Suspect Arrest Update

Bank robbery in Iberia … and a suspect is in custody. The First State Bank on Highway 17 in Iberia was held up at about 11:40 this morning when a man put a gun to a teller’s head and demanded money. The robber reportedly made a getaway in a gold Toyota, heading Northbound on Highway 17. A tense morning for law enforcement in Miller County ended on Highway 17 when a high-speed chase for a suspect believed to have been responsible for an armed bank robbery culminated in an arrest. Although details of the robbery and arrest haven’t not been released, it’s believed the suspect may have tried to rob a second bank in Tuscumbia. The case in the hands of the FBI.