Independence man identified as Columbia bank robbery suspect caught in Kingdom City
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Columbia police identified River Reed Godfrey, 20, of Independence, Missouri, as the bank robbery suspect who was taken into custody Thursday.
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The Callaway County Sheriff's Office announced it captured Godfrey in Kingdom City.
Callaway County deputies and a state trooper found Godfrey on foot near a business at the 3000 block of County Road 211 in Kingdom City, according to a social media post. Deputies said Godfrey was arrested without incident and the 20-year-old was transferred to the Columbia Police Department.
Multiple Columbia police officers and a state trooper responded to a suspected robbery at the Commerce Bank on Bernadette Drive Thursday morning.
Police said the robber left the scene before officers arrived. Officers were called to the bank around 10:15 a.m. Thursday. The man reported having a gun, but no weapon was shown at the scene.
You can watch a previously recorded livestream of the police presence at the bank in the media player below.
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