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Bank robbery suspect arrested in Fellsmere

Posted at 10:35 AM, Mar 10, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-10 11:03:58-05

A suspect in a Central Florida bank robbery was arrested in Fellsmere Wednesday, according to police.

The robbery happened at the TD Bank on Merritt Island.

The suspect got away on a motorcycle.

He was later found at the Raceway on 108th Avenue in Fellsmere and identified as 46-year-old John Paul Bertrand.

Bertrand is also suspected of other unrelated robberies committed earlier Wednesday in Indian River County, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.

Several agencies were involved in the arrest including Fellsmere and Sebastian police, Indian River County deputies, Palm Bay and Melbourne police, the Florida Highway Patrol and Brevard County Sheriff's Office.

Bertrand was booked into the Indian River County Jail and faces charges of felony robbery and felony grand theft.