The following is a news release from the Linn County Sheriff's Office:
On 01-17-14 at approximately 0913 hrs, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a bank robbery that had just occurred at the Solon State Bank in Ely in which a male subject fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money.
A description of the suspect’s vehicle was given to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office which led to Linn County deputies and a Linn County Conservation officer locating the suspect and his vehicle at the intersection of Ivanhoe Rd and Jappa Rd where the suspect was taken into custody.
According to witnesses, a weapon was not displayed at the bank. The suspects name will be released following further investigation. The incident remains under investigation by the Linn County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI.
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—Lt. Greg McGivern, Assistant Patrol Commander, Linn County Sheriff’s Office
UPDATE:
The person arrested for the robbery at the Solon State Bank in Ely has been identified as Robert David Dennis Melton, age 50, of Cedar Rapids.
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Melton has been charged with Robbery in the 2nd Degree and remains in the Linn County Jail pending his court appearance.
—Brian D. Gardner, Linn County Sheriff
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