WAVY TV in Norfolk reported Thursday the alleged suspects, Athena Lau Yancey, 31, and 24-year-old Jesse Lee Baker were arrested by the Camden County Sheriff's Office following a call about an armed robbery at the Towne Bank of Currituck on Highway 158. The call came in shortly before 5 p.m.
The TV station reported an armed woman wearing a wig passed a note demanding money and then fled the bank.
The woman was located hiding in a boat behind a dry dock boat repair facility. She reportedly had the cash with her when Camden County deputies found her.
Yancey faces a charge of robbery with a dangerous weapon while Baker, who was reportedly driving a getaway car, was charged with aid and abet robbery with a dangerous weapon.
They were jailed on $350,000 bonds.
Hathaway said Roanoke Rapids detectives will travel to Camden County Saturday. She will at least face a charge of robbery with a dangerous weapon. The police department will investigate any alleged role that Baker may have played in the Roanoke Rapids robbery.
