Suspects Immediately Arrested After Bank Robbery: PGPD

LANHAM, MD — A Lanham bank robbery went awry for three men on Wednesday, as two of them were arrested almost immediately, and the third was in custody a few hours later, police say.

One of the men walked into a bank in the 9000 block of Annapolis Road at around 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 4 and threatened an employee while demanding cash, according to a report from the Prince George's County Police Department.

After the employee complied, he left and got into an SUV that was waiting outside, police said.

"The lookout for the suspect’s SUV was broadcast to officers who rushed to the bank robbery call and quickly located the SUV in the area of Lottsford Vista Road," the report states. "Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop but the SUV fled. The SUV became disabled at the intersection of Woodmore Drive and Clearwood Drive. All three suspects then jumped out of the car."

Police quickly found the bank robber, who they identified as 33-year-old Charles Gray of Forestville, hiding under the rear deck of a nearby home, according to the report.

Police say that minutes later, they arrested 43-year-old Donnell Berry of Forestville in some nearby woods, and about five hours later they spotted the third suspect, 29-year-old Branden Porter of Forestville, in Mitchellsville.

All of them face charges of robbery, assault, and theft, and are being held without bond.