An accused bank robber is behind bars. Charleston Police say the man who held up the BB&T branch at the Patrick Street Plaza on February 1st has been arrested in Louisville , KY.
William Douglas Young, 40, of Louisville was taken into custody by U.S. Louisville
Charleston Chief of Detectives Lt. Steve Cooper says surveillance video captured the suspect on tape and got several good shots of his face.
“When the photograph was posted in the media and we didn’t hear anything as far as tips that panned out, we started to think that it was possible he was from out of town.” explained Cooper.
In several of the surveillance videos, an 18-wheeler could be seen parked about 50 yards away. Cooper says the detectives handling the case decided to make a phone call about it.
“We had hoped that maybe the driver had seen something due to the fact that the suspect ran the direction of the truck,” Cooper said.
Little did Cooper expect that when they called the TSI trucking office looking for the driver, they’d break the case.
“An employee there checked the surveillance video that we had released to the media here locally and called us back and let us know the bank robber was actually their truck driver,” Cooper said.
Young was arrested without incident late Wednesday night in Louisville
Cooper says they’re not sure if Young was making a delivery or pick-up in Charleston
“It is being investigated by the FBI whether or not it’s possible that he could have committed similar crimes in the recent past that may have gone undetected,” he said.
Young is expected to be back in court in 