A suspected Columbus bank robber has been found and arrested in Franklin.

On February 4, 2019, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s detectives responded to Centra Credit Union, N US 31, in reference to a reported robbery.  Video footage showed a suspect leaving the bank and getting into a tan or gold Pontiac.  Approximately 10-minutes after the robbery occurred, a citizen reported a vehicle, matching the description of the vehicle seen in the video footage, on fire in the area of Tannehill Road and 280 W. 

The vehicle had been reported stolen to the Beech Grove Police Department on February 2, 2019. 

The investigation led to Jeremy A. Weed, 33, Indianapolis, who was located in a hotel in Franklin.  Weed was taken into custody without incident on an unrelated charge and is currently serving time in DOC (Department of Corrections).

Based on information obtained during the investigation, a warrant for the arrest of Jeremy A. Weed was issued June, 2020, on the following preliminary charges:

Robbery – Level 5 felony

Auto theft – Level 6 felony

Theft – Level 6 felony