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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A man suspected of robbing a bank while wearing a wig, sunglasses, a yellow cap, mask and gloves Friday was detained after being chased down by two witnesses.
“He was still wearing the gloves he used during the robbery,” Indian River County sheriff’s spokesman Maj. Eric Flowers said.
Christopher O’Buckley
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Deputies charged the man – identified as Christopher O’Buckley – with robbery while wearing a mask. O’Buckley, 39, of Barefoot Bay, was held Friday at the Indian River County Jail without bond.
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Holiday Bank Robbery leads to arrest
Posted by Indian River County Sheriff's Office on Friday, December 21, 2018
Authorities said O’Buckley walked into the Seacoast Bank about 1:30 p.m. Friday at 12th Street and U.S. 1., south of Vero Beach. O’Buckley, who did not have a weapon or note, demanded cash from a bank teller, Flowers said.
The teller gave O’Buckley the money. Bank employees then called 911.
Deputies did not release the amount of cash stolen.
Flowers said two witnesses followed O’Buckley after he fled the bank. The witnesses held O’Buckley near a wooded area nearby until law enforcement arrived.
Deputies searched O’Buckley and found the stolen cash in his pocket. Deputies arrested O’Buckley and took him to the county jail.
No further details were immediately available.
