{"id":373780,"date":"2026-08-17T16:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/373780\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:16:09","slug":"tallahassee-man-indicted-in-june-regions-bank-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/373780\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee man indicted in June Regions Bank robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A Tallahassee man has been indicted after being accused of robbing a bank in the capital city nearly a month ago, according to the Northern District of Florida U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Fifty-four-year-old James Bryant\u2019s indictment comes after Tallahassee Police said he allegedly robbed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/06\/25\/man-accused-tallahassee-bank-robbery-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/06\/25\/man-accused-tallahassee-bank-robbery-arrested\/\">Regions Bank on North Monroe Street on June 22<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"James Bryant\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KYZC72RWYBG5LFREFP4KBEBPXU.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>James Bryant(Leon County Jail)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The 54-year-old allegedly went into the bank and handed the teller a note demanding money, just before leaving with over $3,000 in cash, according to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Court records revealed that Bryant repeatedly told the teller not to look at him. Furthermore, the teller told officers that the Tallahassee suspect didn\u2019t say he had a weapon, but held a bag \u201cclose to his body in a manner that made [the teller] believe the suspect was possibly concealing a weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More on crime in our area<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Bryant allegedly had over $900 in cash on him and \u201cadditional evidence connected to the robbery\u201d when he was arrested, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">An additional arrest was made in connection to the incident, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/06\/23\/charges-dropped-against-suspected-driver-tallahassee-bank-robbery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/06\/23\/charges-dropped-against-suspected-driver-tallahassee-bank-robbery\/\">charges have since then been dropped<\/a> against a man who was suspected as the driver in the robbery. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Bryant faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted, according to the attorney\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A jury trial is scheduled for Oct. 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/08\/17\/tallahassee-man-indicted-june-regions-bank-robbery\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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