Arrest made following Huntington bank robbery

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A man arrested in connection with a bank robbery Monday afternoon in Huntington briefly escaped custody as he was being taken to Cabell County Magistrate Court for arraignment, court officials said.

Just after 5:30 p.m., law enforcement agencies from several agencies responded to the Cabell County Courthouse where Jessie Daniel Specht, 45, who’s from Iowa, was recaptured.

The robbery itself happened around 2:36 p.m. at Truist Bank along 1st Street.

Investigators say Specht managed to get in an elevator at the courthouse and go to an upper floor.

In addition to robbery charges, he faces an escape charge.

According to the criminal complaint from Cabell County Magistrate Court, more than $19,000 was taken from the bank, and nearly $18,500 was recovered. Bank employees told investigators the suspect demanded cash in $20, $50 and $100 bills.

He ordered tellers to the floor, saying he had a gun.

A Cabell County Sheriff’s Deputy later saw the suspect at a picnic table near Kroger on 1st Street, “sweating and appearing nervous.” After putting leg shackles on the suspect, deputies saw “a large amount of US currency in the accused’s socks.” They also said he was in possession of “a large amount of cash, two purple bank bags and a white mask consistent with the mask worn during the robbery.”

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - An arrest has been made following a reported bank robbery in Huntington, according to the Huntington Police Department on Monday.

Officials say the reported robbery happened around 2:36 p.m. at Truist Bank along 1st Street in Huntington.

Jesse Daniel Specht, 45, who’s from Iowa, was arrested around 3:15 p.m. in the area of Kroger along 1st Street, according to the Huntington Police Department. Police say Specht attempted to run away from a deputy in the area.

He faces felony bank robbery charges.

No injuries were reported.

Further information has not been released.

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A bank robbery was reported at a bank in Huntington on Monday afternoon, according to 911 dispatchers.

Huntington Police and a trooper with West Virginia State Police responded to Truist Bank along 1st Street in Huntington after the reported robbery happened around 2:36 p.m.

No injuries were reported.

Further information has not been released.

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