Sunday, September 9, 2012

Man Charged With Armed Robbery

{Beckley, West Virginia}...Jimmie Meccya Williams was arrested after he allegedly robbed the First Community Bank near Robert C. Byrd Drive Friday morning. Police say Williams entered the bank around 9:25 A.M., handed the teller a note asking for money and then fled into the woods with an undisclosed amount of cash. Officers from the West Virginia State Police, Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department and Beckley Police Department quickly closed off the area, and K-9 units were brought in to track the suspect’s path. Williams was captured, and the money was secured.