The Savannah-Chatham police department’s Robbery Unit, with the help of several federal and local law enforcement agencies, made an arrest for the March 20 robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank branch located in the 3500 block of Ogeechee Road.
Marcus T. Newton, 26, was taken into custody by metro early Friday. He is charged with armed robbery, theft by receiving stolen property, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana.
At 5:30 a.m. warrants were simultaneously served at two of Newton’s last known addresses: one in Midway and the other in the 800 block of Elliot Avenue in Savannah. As one group of law enforcement officers cleared the Midway residence, a second group of officers entered the Savannah location, where they found Newton, according to Eunicia Baker, police spokeswoman.
Newton’s arrest results from a collaboration between metro’s Robbery Unit, the FBI, U.S. Marshals, SWAT, Metro’s Forensics Unit, the Savannah Area Regional Intelligence Center, Precinct 1 Detectives and Patrol, Midway Police and Liberty County Sherriff’s Office.