MACON — A suspect in the robbery of a Wells Fargo Bank that took place Monday in Bibb County has been arrested.
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 30-year-old Joshua Ryan Chambley of Macon, for the armed robbery of Wells Fargo.
Chambley was taken into custody just after 4:40 p.m. at the Sunoco Gas station at 3910 Arkwright Road. Deputies approached Chambley inside the store.
Officials say Chambley attempted to flee the store and after a brief scuffle with deputies he was detained and checked by EMS. Chambley was then transported to the Sheriff’s Office Investigation Unit to be interviewed .
After the interview Chambley was transported to the Law Enforcement Center and booked on charges of Armed Robbery. Chambley does not have a bond at this time. The cash taken during this incident was recovered.
Also during the course of this investigation deputies served outstanding warrants out of Twiggs County on 39-year-old Gregory Dugger and 33-year-old Mellissa Godfrey for outstanding warrants out of Macon, Byron and Jones County.
According to the Sheriff’s Department, Chambley entered the bank and passed a note demanding money from the clerk. He received an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the bank on foot. No one was injured during the incident.
Thom Chandler
Thom Chandler is the editor of The Georgia Sun and has been writing, editing and managing websites and blogs since 1995. He is a lifelong Georgian and one of those increasingly rare Atlanta natives.
