Winnsboro Man Arrested in Arkansas Bank Heist

HOPE, Ark. — Police in Hope, Arkansas, say a Winnsboro man was arrested in connection with a bank robbery on Tuesday afternoon. KETK reports that at 1:30 p.m., the Hope Police Department was called to the Bank of the Ozarks. Police said witnesses told them a man entered the bank, showed a handgun, demanded money, and drove off. The Hempstead County Sheriff’s Office found the suspected vehicle, pulled it over, and took 74-year-old Johnny Crawford into custody. He was booked into the Hempstead County Detention Center pending his first court appearance. A handgun and an undetermined amount of money were recovered from the vehicle, according to police. The FBI was notified of the bank robbery.