Bank robbery suspect caught after foot chase

Heist at West Memphis bank ends in arrest in Memphis

By Ralph Hardin

news@theeveningtimes.com

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – At 11:43 a.m. on Friday, May 3, 2024, the West Memphis Police Department (WMPD) notified Arkansas State Police (ASP) that they were pursuing a stolen Black Infinity heading east on Interstate 55. The driver was a suspect in an armed bank robbery that took place minutes earlier on Shoppingway Boulevard in West Memphis.

ASP took the lead in the pursuit across the Mississippi River on the I-55 bridge into Memphis. The driver, identified as Freddie Najil, 35, abandoned his vehicle and fled on foot. The Trooper followed the suspect on foot across railroad tracks toward West Carolina Avenue in Memphis. At 11:50 a.m., the Trooper took Najil into custody at the intersection of West Carolina and Channel 3 Drive and recovered a firearm and an undisclosed amount of currency.

West Memphis and Memphis Police officers assisted. Najil is being held in the Shelby County Jail in Memphis.

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