Suspect arrested following Huntington Bank robbery in Macon

Deputies identified the suspect as Jimel Shanard Dean.

UPDATE (4:57 P.M.) The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with Monday afternoon’s robbery at Huntington Bank on Shurling Drive.

Deputies identified the suspect as Jimel Shanard Dean, who was located at the intersection of Coleman Lane and Fort Hill Street just after 4 p.m. Monday, November 9.

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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a bank robbery that happened Monday afternoon on Shurling Drive in Macon.

According to the sheriff’s office, the robbery was reported at Huntington Bank at 12:28 p.m.

Deputies say a masked man wearing a green hoodie, black hat and black pajama-style pants approached a bank teller and demanded money.

The suspect received an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing the bank on foot.

No injuries were reported.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division is investigating the robbery. The investigation remains in its preliminary stages.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME.