Messages left at Jewell's home in Atlanta were not returned Wednesday. Danville Police Major B.C. Elliott said. He then fled with an undetermined amount of money. Jennings was then arrested and transported to Danville, Plaster said. Police charged Jennings with armed robbery, but Elliott said that prosecution would not proceed if the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating the crime jointly with Danville Police, also brought charges.
Bank robbery is a federal offense.
Elliott did not know the number of customers in the bank at the time of the robbery and would not comment on the circumstances surrounding the crime. He died of a gunshot wound to the chest. His local address was 285 Belmeade Court. Elliott said indicted on charges of murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Efforts to reach Pritchett's family members were unsuccessful Wednesday evening.