Friday, June 21, 2013

Logan County Man Charged in Kentucky Bank Robbery

FLATWOODS, Ky. -- A Logan County man who is being charged in connection with a bank robbery in Flatwoods, Ky. could be returned to Greenup County, Ky. as early as next week.

The PNC Bank branch in the 2200 block of Argillite Road was held up just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Flatwoods Police Chief Kraig Hankins says that the suspect, Billy Joe Fox, 21, of Man, and a possible accomplice were picked up in Logan County, W.Va. early Wednesday morning.

Fox is being held in the Southwestern Regional Jail on a fugitive from justice warrant. Hankins says Fox is being charged with robbery.

Chief Hankins says the investigation into a possible accomplice is on-going.

Details on the robbery itself are not being released at this time as the investigation is ongoing.