Bank robbery suspect arrested

The suspect in Monday’s Old National Bank robbery faces felony charges in Monroe County.

Bloomington police apprehended Eric Shorts, 47, in Marion County Tuesday, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Steve Kellams said.

The Marion County Jail is holding Shorts for transfer to Monroe County Jail.

Shorts faces preliminary charges of robbery, a class C felony, and theft, a class D felony, with bond set at $20,000 surety and $1,000 cash.

Bloomington investigators discovered piles of cash on the floor and counter inside Marsh supermarket’s ONB on North Kinser Pike Monday morning. Surveillance footage revealed a black man in sunglasses and dreadlocks pulled behind his head demanding money from the teller.

Police recovered money in the parking lot with evidence that a dye pack had exploded,
according to the press release.

With the assistance of FBI and Indianapolis police Tuesday, the BPD located Shorts on an outstanding traffic warrant.

Police found money with stains from the dye pack and clothing worn at the time of the robbery when Shorts was pulled over on the arrest warrant in Indianapolis.

Dennis Barbosa