Dec. 18--Charges have been filed against a Southwest Side man accused of robbing a South Loop bank Wednesday, authorities said.
Reginald Deberry, who had what appeared to be red paint on his hands when police apprehended him six minutes after the holdup, is suspected in another heist earlier this month, authorities said.
Deberry, 52, appeared Thursday morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sheila Finnegan, who ordered him held pending his next court appearance, scheduled for 1:15 p.m. Monday, according to the FBI.
Deberry, of the 6300 block of South Sacramento Avneue, was charged with one count of bank robbery.
The man was arrested soon after the 1:40 p.m. robbery of a Fifth Third Bank branch, 601 S. Clark St., according to an FBI spokeswoman.
According to the complaint, the robber demanded money in the form of $100, $50 and $20 denominations and implied the teller had 30 seconds to comply, the FBI said.
After receiving money that contained a dye pack from the teller, the robber walked out of the bank. About six minutes later, Chicago Police Department officers who had been alerted to the robbery noticed a person matching the robber's description in the vicinity of the bank and noted that the man appeared to have red paint on his hands, according to the FBI.
The officers arrested the man, later identified as Deberry, and subsequently turned him over to the FBI.
Although not charged, Deberry is suspected of also carrying out a Dec. 5 robbery at a Fifth Third Bank branch at 57 E. Randolph St., the FBI said.
On that date, a robber entered the bank and demanded money, threatening to shoot a bank teller and a bank customer while making a gesture implying he had a gun concealed in his jacket, according to the complaint.
If convicted, Deberry faces a possible maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
