Video surveillance photo of the robbery suspect, later identified by police as Gregory Donzell Bailey Jr.ONANCOCK, Va.- The Accomack County Sheriff's Office confirms an arrest has been made in connection with the Aug. 2 armed robbery of the SunTrust Bank in Onancock.
Sheriff Todd Godwin said the suspect, 33-year-old Gregory Donzell Bailey Jr., was taken into custody Friday night, following tips received by the Sheriff's Office identifying Bailey as a suspect.
Bailey is currently being held in the Accomack County Jail, facing two counts of armed robbery and one count use of a firearm in the commission of a robbery.
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From Friday:
The Accomack County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in identifying an armed suspect wanted for holding up the Suntrust Bank in Onancock early Thursday afternoon.
Sheriff Todd Godwin said that shortly after 12:30 p.m., his office received a report of an armed robbery that had occurred at the bank. When deputies arrived on the scene, they determined that the suspect had ran from the scene with an undisclosed amount of money.
According to Godwin, the suspect is described as a black male with a light to medium complexion, medium build, between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10, wearing dark jeans, a long-sleeve light colored shirt and a black cap.
Godwin said assisting his office in the investigation were Virginia State Police, the FBI, the Onancock Police Department, the Onley Police Department, Virginia Marine Police, the Northampton County Sheriff's Office and the Worcester County Sheriff's Office.
Anyone with information concerning this crime is asked to contact the Accomack County Sheriff's Office at (757) 787-1131 or (757) 824-5666.
