Alleged Lindale Bank Robber Caught in Philippines

LINDALE — An alleged East Texas bank robber has been brought back to America after he was caught in the Philippines. The Lindale Police Department and FBI went to DFW International Airport Thursday, and with the assistance of U.S. Customs agents. Anthony Rios, 43, of Lindale, was arrested as he exited an airplane after arriving from the Philippines. KETK reports the accused criminal was transported to the Smith County Jail after he was processed in Grapevine. Rios was booked in for the aggravated robbery committed on September 12 at the Capital One Bank on South Main Street in Lindale.

Rios, who was wearing a towel wrapped around his face, allegedly entered the bank armed with a handgun and robbed it. He had last been seen making off with what officials term an unknown sum of money in his car, headed south on Highway 69 toward Tyler. The alleged thief’s car, which authorities say was covered in red from a dye pack explosion, was found afterward at the airport parking garage in Dallas. According to officials, law enforcement authorities suspected he was en route to the Philippines and were able to pinpoint the flight he had boarded.