Sikeston man arrested for bank robbery

Quinton Turk

SIKESTON - A Sikeston man is in custody for bank robbery following his arrest Friday evening.

Quinton Turk, 24, is charged with first degree robbery for the Oct. 20 robbery of Alliance Bank in Sikeston.

Turk's arrest comes following a joint investigation by the Sikeston Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to identify the suspect who robbed the bank just before noon on Oct. 20. The suspect stole an undisclosed amount of money then fled on foot.

According to Capt. Jim McMillen, public information officer for DPS, information and evidence obtained during the investigation led police to identifying the suspect as Turk. Investigators obtained a Scott County warrant on Turk on Thursday..

"On Halloween night police received information that Turk was holding up in a hotel in Shelby County, Tennessee. It wasn't long before investigators were able to identify the exact hotel where Turk was staying," McMillen said in a news release.

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