KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A man has been charged by criminal complaint with one count of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery, according to the United States's Attorney.
According to the complaint, Lucas John Royce Spies, 27, of Harrisonville, Missouri, allegedly used an intimidating note in an attempt to rob Bank Midwest on West 119th Street in Olathe, Kansas, on November 7.
Spies is also accused of robbing U.S. Bank on West 119th Street in Olathe, Kansas, a short time later the same day.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Olathe Police Department are investigating the case.
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JOHNSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect after a bank robbery and attempted bank robbery on Monday.
Just after 1p.m., police responded to the Bank Midwest in the 14700 block of 119th Street for an attempted bank robbery, according to a media release from Olathe Police.
Officers then responded to the U.S. Bank in the 15300 block of 119th Street after someone did rob a bank.
The Kansas Highway Patrol and the Olathe Police Department tried to stop the suspect vehicle, but a chase ensued.
The suspect's vehicle crashed in the 1400 block of West U.S. Highway 56. Police took the suspect into custody.