ST. LOUIS A 19-year-old male who authorities believe responsible for as many as 10 robberies up and down the I-55 corridor, including a May 6 heist at Scott CU, turned himself in to authorities Wednesday.
Andrew Maberry was charged with one of the robberies the July 2 holdup of a Commerce Bank branch in Missouri. The FBI credited its “I-55 Bandit” billboard campaign with Maberry’s surrender.
The same robber is believed to be responsible for the May 6 holdup of Scott CU in Edwardsville.
After the FBI launched the campaign, tips from people claiming to have gone to school with Maberry or who had worked with him came in to the FBI office. Tipsters described the car Maberry drove and indicated his mother lived in Maryland, one of the states where a bank was robbed.
According to the FBI, the Maryland bank was robbed while Maberry was in that state visiting his mother.
In each robbery, the suspect presented the teller with a note, usually indicating he had a bomb or a gun or both and ordered the teller to hand over money.
In the video surveillance videos, the suspect wore a Livestrong band on his wrist. Maberry, who is an O’Fallon High School graduate, was wearing a Livestrong band on his wrist when he turned himself in, according to the FBI.
