SUSPECTS ARRESTED FOR TALBOT CO. BANK ROBBERY

DATE & TIME OCCURRED: 06/19/2014 Shortly before 2:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Talbot Bank, Maple Ave, Trappe Maryland

SUSPECTS:
1. Hector A. Bannister 2nd, 27, of Trappe, Md.

Charged with: armed robbery, robbery, first and second degree assault, reckless
endangerment, theft of $1,000-$10,000, possession of a handgun on person,
possession of a handgun in vehicle, use of a firearm in commission of a felony
violent crime, illegal possession of a regulated firearm

Bannister is also wanted on warrants from Dorchester and Talbot counties for violation of probation/parole.

Dispostion: Held at the Dorchester County Detention Center

2. Christopher M. Carroll, 24, of St. Michael’s, Md.

Charged with: conspiracy to commit armed robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, conspiracy to commit first and second degree assault, conspiracy to commit reckless endangerment, theft of $1,000-$10,000, conspiracy to commit theft of $1,000-10,000

Carroll is also charged through the Talbot Co. Drug Task Force with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia

Disposition: Held at the Talbot County Detention Center

3. Clifton L. Morton, Sr., 39, of St. Michael’s, Md.

Charged with: conspiracy to commit armed robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, conspiracy to commit first and second degree assault, conspiracy to commit reckless endangerment, theft of $1,000-$10,000, conspiracy to commit theft of $1,000-10,000

Morton is also wanted by the St. Michael’s Police Department on a warrant charging him with multiple robbery and related counts.

Disposition: Held at the Talbot County Detention Center

(TRAPPE, MD) – A cooperative Maryland State Police investigation involving local and federal law enforcement agencies has led to the arrests of three suspects who are now charged in connection with the armed robbery of a Talbot county bank last week.

The three suspects charged in connection with last week’s robbery of the Talbot Bank in Trappe, Md., are listed above. All three were arrested by the Maryland State Apprehension Team, a special unit of the Maryland State Police and local and federal law enforcement officers and agents. Bannister was arrested at a residence in Cambridge this morning. Morton was arrested last night walking in St. Michael’s. Carroll was arrested at a home in in St. Michael’s last night. Each was arrested without incident.

When police arrested Carroll, he was in possession of a large amount of suspected cocaine, which was packaged for street sales. He was charged by the Talbot County Drug Task Force with the listed drug charges. Both Bannister and Morton were wanted on warrants by other jurisdictions.

The arrests resulted from investigative work that developed evidence, leads, and information that led to the identity of the suspects and connected them with the armed robbery. A gun was displayed during the robbery, but that has not been recovered. The Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division (CED) Upper Shore was assisted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Trappe Police Department, St. Michaels Police Department, and the Delaware State Police in the investigation.