Suspects in botched bank robbery charged in another bank heist
Two men involved in a foiled bank robbery attempt in Ormond Beach were linked and charged in a bank heist that occurred last week in Ormond by the Sea, sheriff's officials said today.
Troy Miller, 28 and Willie Upson, 31, both of Orlando, have been charged with armed robbery and armed kidnapping for the Feb. 26 hit at a Harbor Federal Savings Bank.
The suspects and a third man, 21-year-old Andrew Jackson, also of Orlando, were involved in a failed bank robbery attempt Monday at the Gateway Bank on Nova Road in Ormond Beach, police there said. The suspects could not enter the bank because the doors, which were locked, are opened electronically by employees, police said.
The three men took off in a stolen automobile, but minutes later, they abandoned that car and jumped into a green SUV and headed north on State Road A1A.
The green SUV from Monday's incident was the same getaway vehicle that was used last week after the Harbor Federal Savings robbery, sheriff's officials said.
In Monday's ordeal, Miller, Upson and Jackson were chased by sheriff's deputies and finally caught in Flagler Beach. There are being held in the Flagler County Inmate Facility.
In addition to the robbery and kidnapping charges, Miller is also charged with obstructing an officer without violence. Miller meanwhile is also charged with burglary, fleeing and eluding, reckless driving, driving without a license and obstructing an officer without violence. Flagler Beach police charged Upson with burglary because when he was captured Monday, he was hiding inside a beachfront restaurant.
The third suspect, Jackson, is charged with obstructing an officer without violence.
