Update: Male suspect, identified as Markeese Dashon Hunter, 31 years old, was arrested yesterday and booked into the Elkhart County Jail on a preliminary charge of Robbery, a Level 5 Felony. Today an Elkhart County magistrate found probable cause for his arrest and set bond at $100,000.
This case has been forwarded to the Elkhart County Prosecutor’s Office for review of formal criminal charges. Please be advised that under Indiana law an individual is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Original Release, 2.6.24:
Earlier this morning Elkhart Police Department officers arrested a male suspect within minutes of a bank robbery at 1st Source Bank, 131 E. Franklin St, Elkhart.
Today, February 6th, at approximately 9:06 a.m., the Elkhart City 911 Communications Center received notification of a robbery in progress at the 1st Source Bank (131 E. Franklin St). The caller reported that an unknown male suspect entered the bank and, while inside, presented a note demanding money. The employee complied, and the suspect then left the building.
Elkhart Police Department officers dispatched and detained an adult male matching the suspect’s description in the 100 block of E Franklin St at approximately 9:12 a.m. He was arrested and taken into custody without further incident. Officers found the money allegedly taken during the robbery on the suspect’s person.
No weapon was displayed or recovered during this incident. Male suspect was booked into the Elkhart County Jail on a preliminary charge of Robbery. This case will be forwarded to the Elkhart County Prosecutor’s Office for review of formal criminal charges.
Please be advised that under Indiana law an individual is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.