Mooresville Man Arrested For Bank Heist: Police

MOORESVILLE, VA — A Mooresville man is facing a robbery charge after he was arrested Wednesday evening and accused of holding up a local bank. Bradley Joseph Clyne, 58, was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, according to the Mooresville Police Department.

The robbery took place at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Fifth Third Bank at 498 River Highway, in the Port Village shopping center, the police said.

Bank employees said that a man speaking with an English or Scottish accent walked into the Fifth Third branch and demanded money. He then walked out of the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash and got into a blue car, described as a Chevrolet Aveo or Cobalt with chrome trim around the trunk, WSOC-TV Channel 9 reported.

The employees described the robber as a white man in his 50s. He had a slim build and stood about 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a gray goatee, WSOC reported.

At about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, a Mooresville police officer was patrolling on Highway 150 when he spotted a blue Chevy Aveo that matched the description of the car from Tuesday's heist, according to the Mooresville police.

The officer turned on his vehicle's lights, pulled over the Aveo and arrested the driver, who was Clyne, the police said.

Clyne was taken to the Iredell County Detention Center in Statesville, where he received a $150,000 secured bond.