On May 10, 2022, at approximately 9:06 AM, FNB Bank on Lone Oak Road reported a bank robbery. FNB Bank reported an older black male had entered the bank carrying a shovel demanding the teller give him the money from the drawer. The suspect fled the bank after being given a sum of money.
Deputies and detectives responded to the bank and immediate area to begin searching for and attempting to identify the suspect.
An exhaustive search of the area was conducting along with locating and viewing all video surveillance from both the bank and neighboring businesses. Based on the video surveillance located, it was quickly discovered that the suspect had approached the bank on foot, committed the robbery, then fled in the same direction. Detectives concentrated in the area that it was known the suspect fled to and were able to identify the vehicle that the suspect had arrived in the area with.
Detectives were able to confirm that the registered owner of the vehicle was also the suspect in bank robbery. 66-year-old Reginald Thomas of Metropolis, IL was identified as being the suspect who committed the bank robbery.
The search immediately turned to the Metropolis area for Thomas. At approximately 1230, Metropolis PD located the suspect vehicle, but the vehicle was not occupied by Thomas. The investigation and manhunt for Thomas continued with Thomas ultimately being located at approximately 3:30PM in Metropolis. Thomas was taken into custody without incident.
Reginald Thomas has numerous pending criminal court cases in multiple different counties. Thomas is also currently on federal parole for a prior bank robbery conviction. Thomas also has warrants for failing to appear in McCracken Circuit Court and a federal parole violation warrant.
McCracken County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Paducah Police Department, Metropolis Police Department, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Arrested: Reginald Thomas 66 years old of Metropolis, IL.
Upon being extradited back to McCracken County, Thomas will be charged with Robbery 1st Degree, a class B felony.